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##@#¤*;=.. THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ..=;*¤#@##
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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) ......=**#
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#*;=...... BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ......=;*#
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##@#¤*;=.. TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ..=;*¤#@##
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##¤*=..... OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. .....=*¤##
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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. ..=;*¤#@##
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