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=......... YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO .........=
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#&&$;=.... BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ....=;$&&#
&&$;=..... DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE .....=;$&&
&$;=...... BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ......=;$&
$;=....... TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE .......=;$
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=......... OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. .........=
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