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,,,-~^*£§¶ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ¶§£*^~-,,,
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,,,,,,-~^* YEARS BEFORE. *^~-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,- THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ~-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,-~^ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ^~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ 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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,,,,,,,,-~ 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 £*^~-,,,,,
,,,,-~^*£§ ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) §£*^~-,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,-~^ *- MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS -* ^~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~^* £~ IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR ~£ *^~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~^*£ §^ MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND ^§ £*^~-,,,,,
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,,-~^*£§¶# AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET #¶§£*^~-,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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