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###¤$*^«~. FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP .~«^*$¤###
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###¤$*^«~. TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE .~«^*$¤###
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###¤$*^«~. BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE .~«^*$¤###
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¤¤**«~.... OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ....~«**¤¤
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###¤$*^«~. COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE .~«^*$¤###
###¤$*^«~. DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT .~«^*$¤###
###¤$*^«~. SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. .~«^*$¤###
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