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@§$%*«~... CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ...~«*%$§@
#@§$%*«~.. YEARS BEFORE. ..~«*%$§@#
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§$%*«~.... EYES ABOVE ....~«*%$§
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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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#@§$%*«~.. BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ..~«*%$§@#
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#@§$%*«~.. CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ..~«*%$§@#
@§$%*«~... OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ...~«*%$§@
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@§$%*«~... %~ MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS ~% ...~«*%$§@
§$%*«~.... $« IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR «$ ....~«*%$§
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#@§$%*«~.. AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ..~«*%$§@#
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#@§$%*«~.. 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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