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@¤££::~~~. prototype. did they know at the start? .~~~::££¤@
#@@¤£%:«~. classified maps had gone missing some .~«:%£¤@@#
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#@@¤£%:«~. and predatory, but pierce deeper and .~«:%£¤@@#
¤¤¤¤£%:«~. there will be more peculiar effects. .~«:%£¤¤¤¤
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#@@¤£%:«~. your body, and finally your sense of .~«:%£¤@@#
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#@@¤£%:«~. bubbles in drinks .~«:%£¤@@#
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#@@¤£%:«~. drinks with a secret ingredient, that .~«:%£¤@@#
#@@¤£%:«~. 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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##@¤£%:«~. if you stay above absolute madness, .~«:%£¤@##
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#@@¤£%:«~. 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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@¤¤£%%:«~. :. it's in your eyes and it's in your .: .~«:%%£¤¤@
#@@¤£%:«~. %~ mouth and your hands, their hands ~% .~«:%£¤@@#
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##@@¤£%:~. and if you're lucky, you'll never get .~:%£¤@@##
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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 .~«:%£¤@@#
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