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*=«:...... classified maps had gone missing some ......:«=*
$*=«:..... years before. .....:«=*$
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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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#@§$*=«:.. had. you could slip into your ideal dog ..:«=*$§@#
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#@§$*=«:.. drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ..:«=*$§@#
@§$*=«:... burned away. you could explore ...:«=*$§@
§$*=«:.... territories just as mapless as those ....:«=*$§
$*=«:..... closer to the core, but with a chance .....:«=*$
*=«:...... 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. .......:«=
«:........ this is also not coincidental. if ........:«
:......... someone buys you a drink, they are very .........:
.......... likely to take care of your needs in ..........
:......... other ways as well. .........:
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