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@#$$$$†-~¨ eyes above ¨~-†$$$$#@
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###@#$†-~¨ bubbles in drinks ¨~-†$#@###
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##@#&$†-~¨ drinks with a secret ingredient, that ¨~-†$&#@##
@@&†††-¨¨¨ makes you see the stars even when you ¨¨¨-†††&@@
##$††--~¨¨ close your eyes. ¨¨~--††$##
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###@#&$†-¨ to remember who and where you are ¨-†$&#@###
##@#&$†-~¨ (were). normal staff is as transformed ¨~-†$&#@##
###@&$†-~¨ as guests. instead, care and protection ¨~-†$&@###
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#$$--~¨¨¨¨ pool toys and other such automatons. ¨¨¨¨~--$$#
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#@&$---¨¨¨ there is some sort of control to be ¨¨¨---$&@#
##@#&$†-~¨ had. you could slip into your ideal dog ¨~-†$&#@##
##@#&$†-~¨ body there, explore that. you could ¨~-†$&#@##
##@#&$†-~¨ drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ¨~-†$&#@##
####&$†-~¨ burned away. you could explore ¨~-†$&####
###@&$†-~¨ territories just as mapless as those ¨~-†$&@###
##@#&$†-~¨ closer to the core, but with a chance ¨~-†$&#@##
####&$†-~¨ of finding your way back. ¨~-†$&####
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##@#&$†-~¨ -- sting, a sting, a sting. -- ¨~-†$&#@##
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##@#&$†-~¨ $~ mouth and your hands, their hands ~$ ¨~-†$&#@##
##@#&$†-~¨ &- it's in your heart and in your -& ¨~-†$&#@##
##$†-~¨¨¨¨ #† mind and the minds of those around †# ¨¨¨¨~-†$##
@&†-¨¨¨¨¨¨ @$ you, their hearts, their bodies. $@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-†&@
@&†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†&@
###&&$†-~¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨~-†$&&###
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##@#&$†-~¨ 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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