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#@#¤%/«~.. MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ..~«/%¤#@#
##@#¤%/«~. CLOSE YOUR EYES. .~«/%¤#@##
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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 ......~«/%
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#@#¤%/«~.. DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ..~«/%¤#@#
@#¤%/«~... BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ...~«/%¤#@
#¤%/«~.... TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ....~«/%¤#
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#@#¤%/«~.. #/ MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND /# ..~«/%¤#@#
@#¤%/«~... @% YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. %@ ...~«/%¤#@
#¤%/«~.... @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ ....~«/%¤#
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#¤%/«~.... EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ....~«/%¤#
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#@#¤%/«~.. DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ..~«/%¤#@#
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