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###&@$*«,, PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ,,«*$@&###
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#@#&@$*«,, YEARS BEFORE. ,,«*$@&#@#
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#@#&@$*«,, THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ,,«*$@&#@#
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#@#&@$*«,, EYES ABOVE ,,«*$@&#@#
###&@$*«,, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,«*$@&###
##&@@$*«,, BUBBLES IN DRINKS ,,«*$@@&##
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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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###&@$*«,, TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ,,«*$@&###
#@#&@$*«,, (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED ,,«*$@&#@#
#@*,,,,,,, AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ,,,,,,,*@#
#@#&@$*«,, ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) ,,«*$@&#@#
@##&@$*«,, POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. ,,«*$@&##@
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&&&$$$*«,, HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ,,«*$$$&&&
#@@**,,,,, BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ,,,,,**@@#
#@#&@$*«,, DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ,,«*$@&#@#
#@#&@$*«,, BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ,,«*$@&#@#
&&$**«,,,, TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ,,,,«**$&&
###&@$*«,, CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ,,«*$@&###
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#@#&@$*«,, «« STING, A STING, A STING. «« ,,«*$@&#@#
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#@#&@$*«,, EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ,,«*$@&#@#
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#@#&@$*«,, SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ,,«*$@&#@#
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