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##@£¤*:»^. 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 .^»:*¤£###
@£*»»..... are offered by (overly flirty) .....»»*£@
##@£¤*:»^. pool toys and other such automatons. .^»:*¤£@##
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@¤¤¤¤*:»^. 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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##@£¤*:»^. :. it's in your eyes and it's in your .: .^»:*¤£@##
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#@¤*»^.... £: mind and the minds of those around :£ ....^»*¤@#
##@£¤*:»^. @* you, their hearts, their bodies. *@ .^»:*¤£@##
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##@£¤*:»^. and if you're lucky, you'll never get .^»:*¤£@##
###@£¤*:^. out. don't bite the other guests. .^:*¤£@###
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##@£¤*:»^. 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 ....^:¤¤££
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@¤*::^.... other ways as well. ....^::*¤@
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