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###¶£%*-^, and predatory, but pierce deeper and ,^-*%£¶###
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##¶£%*:-^, close your eyes. ,^-:*%£¶##
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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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##¶£%*:-^, 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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##¶£%*:-^, someone buys you a drink, they are very ,^-:*%£¶##
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