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*†^=:..... 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 ........:=
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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. ........:=
:......... THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF .........:
.......... SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ..........
.......... LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ..........
.......... OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ..........
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