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§**»»»»... THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ...»»»»**§
§*»--..... YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO .....--»*§
#¤†††»»... DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ...»»†††¤#
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§¤¤††††»-. EYES ABOVE .-»††††¤¤§
##@#§¤*»-. FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL .-»*¤§#@##
@#§*»..... BUBBLES IN DRINKS .....»*§#@
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#@#§¤*†»-. DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT .-»†*¤§#@#
#¤†--..... MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU .....--†¤#
#@#§¤*†»-. CLOSE YOUR EYES. .-»†*¤§#@#
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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. ...--†¤§#@
#@#§¤*†»-. .-»†*¤§#@#
#§****†»-. 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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§§¤¤**†»-. -- THE HONEY IS A TRAP AND THERE'S A -- .-»†**¤¤§§
§*»-...... »» STING, A STING, A STING. »» ......-»*§
§*»....... †. IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR .† .......»*§
#§§**»-... *- MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS -* ...-»**§§#
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#@#§¤*†»-. AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET .-»†*¤§#@#
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#@#§¤*†»-. (OR DO) .-»†*¤§#@#
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§*»....... EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT .......»*§
#¤*†»..... COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE .....»†*¤#
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@#¤*†-.... 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 .-»†*¤§#@#
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