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%%†--¨¨¨¨¨ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ¨¨¨¨¨--†%%
%†--¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ¨¨¨¨¨¨--†%
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#%%†--¨¨¨¨ ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ¨¨¨¨--†%%#
##%%†--¨¨¨ AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ¨¨¨--†%%##
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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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#%%†--¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨--†%
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#%%†--¨¨¨¨ BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ¨¨¨¨--†%%#
##%%†--¨¨¨ TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ¨¨¨--†%%##
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####%%†--¨ OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ¨--†%%####
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†--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #† MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND †# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--†
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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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