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.,~^%£#@@# MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU #@@#£%^~,.
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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 @#%^^,....
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.,~^%£#@@# ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) #@@#£%^~,.
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.,~^%£#@## THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ##@#£%^~,.
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.,~^%£#@@@ 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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.,~^%£#@@# £~ 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 @#£%~,....
.,~^%£#@@# OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. #@@#£%^~,.
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.,~^%%%### THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE ###%%%^~,.
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....,,~^£@ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE @£^~,,....
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.,~^%£#@@# SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. #@@#£%^~,.
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