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##£&&%†~-¨ floor closer to the collapsed warp ¨-~†%&&£##
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##£&&%†~-¨ eyes above ¨-~†%&&£##
##£&&%†~-¨ fading into silver flakes as they fall ¨-~†%&&£##
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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) ¨-~†%&&£##
##£&&%†~-¨ 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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##£&&%†~-¨ &~ it's in your heart and in your ~& ¨-~†%&&£##
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&&&&&%†~-¨ out. don't bite the other guests. ¨-~†%&&&&&
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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. ¨--~~%%%%&
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