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.»:$%@£### bubbles in drinks ###£@%$:».
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,.»:$%@£## at these deeper levels it can be hard ##£@%$:».,
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,,,,.»$%@# (were). normal staff is as transformed #@%$».,,,,
,.»:$%£### as guests. instead, care and protection ###£%$:».,
,.»:$%@£## are offered by (overly flirty) ##£@%$:».,
,,,,,»»:%£ pool toys and other such automatons. £%:»»,,,,,
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,,,,»»:%%£ if you stay above absolute madness, £%%:»»,,,,
,.»:$%@@£# there is some sort of control to be #£@@%$:».,
,.»:$%@£## had. you could slip into your ideal dog ##£@%$:».,
,,,,,.::%£ body there, explore that. you could £%::.,,,,,
,.»:$%@@@# drink poisonous ambrosia and not be #@@@%$:».,
,,,,.»:$@# burned away. you could explore #@$:».,,,,
,.»:$%@£## territories just as mapless as those ##£@%$:».,
,.»:$%@£## closer to the core, but with a chance ##£@%$:».,
,.»:$%@£## of finding your way back. ##£@%$:».,
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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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,,,,,»::$@ someone buys you a drink, they are very @$::»,,,,,
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