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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:- makes you see the stars even when you -:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: close your eyes. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 -:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:-^¤ pool toys and other such automatons. ¤^-:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:-^¤§@@# 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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¨¨¨¨:-^¤§@ 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. §¤^-:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:-^¤ this is also not coincidental. if ¤^-:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-^ someone buys you a drink, they are very ^-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:- likely to take care of your needs in -:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: other ways as well. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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