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¨¨¨¨¨-~^^$ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. $^^~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~^^$# FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL #$^^~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~^^$ BUBBLES IN DRINKS $^^~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^^ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ^^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~^^$ CLOSE YOUR EYES. $^^~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~^^$## AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ##$^^~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~^^$### TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ###$^^~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^^ HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ^^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~^^$ 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. ###$^^~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^^ ^- MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS -^ ^^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^^ EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ^^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^^ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ^^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~^^$ SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. $^^~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~^^$# THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF #$^^~-¨¨¨¨
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