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¨~=/§&§#@# eyes above #@#§&§/=~¨
¨~=/§&#@## fading into silver flakes as they fall ##@#&§/=~¨
¨~=/§&§### bubbles in drinks ###§&§/=~¨
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¨~=/§&§#@# #@#§&§/=~¨
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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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¨~=/§&&&&§ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨=§&§ &= it's in your heart and in your =& §&§=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=§§§§§ §/ 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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¨~=/§&§#@# 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 ##@#§&/=~¨
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