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¨¨¨¨¨~†%££ prototype. did they know at the start? ££%†~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*%&&&# classified maps had gone missing some #&&&%*†~:¨
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¨:~††**%&& bubbles in drinks &&%**††~:¨
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¨:~†*%&&&# makes you see the stars even when you #&&&%*†~:¨
¨:~†*%&£## close your eyes. ##£&%*†~:¨
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¨¨¨¨~~~†%£ at these deeper levels it can be hard £%†~~~¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*%&£## to remember who and where you are ##£&%*†~:¨
¨:~†*%&£## (were). normal staff is as transformed ##£&%*†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*%£# as guests. instead, care and protection #£%*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:†%&# are offered by (overly flirty) #&%†:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*& pool toys and other such automatons. &*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~*%£# there is some sort of control to be #£%*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*%&£## had. you could slip into your ideal dog ##£&%*†~:¨
¨:~†*%&£## body there, explore that. you could ##£&%*†~:¨
¨:~†****&& drink poisonous ambrosia and not be &&****†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:†*& burned away. you could explore &*†:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*%&£## territories just as mapless as those ##£&%*†~:¨
¨:~†%&£### closer to the core, but with a chance ###£&%†~:¨
¨:~†*%&£## of finding your way back. ##£&%*†~:¨
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¨:~†%&£### *: mouth and your hands, their hands :* ###£&%†~:¨
¨:~†*%&£## %~ it's in your heart and in your ~% ##£&%*†~:¨
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¨:~~†††%££ expensive the drinks. this is not ££%†††~~:¨
¨:~~~†††%£ coincidental. the more expensive the £%†††~~~:¨
¨¨¨¨~~†*%£ drinks, the more likely it is that £%*†~~¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*%&£## someone will buy them for you. ##£&%*†~:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~†%&£ likely to take care of your needs in £&%†~¨¨¨¨¨
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