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##@§@†/~:¨ EYES ABOVE ¨:~/†@§@##
@@@†~~:¨¨¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨¨¨:~~†@@@
##@§@†/~:¨ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ¨:~/†@§@##
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##@§@†/~:¨ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ¨:~/†@§@##
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##@§@†/~:¨ AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ¨:~/†@§@##
##@§@†/~:¨ ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) ¨:~/†@§@##
##@§@†/~:¨ POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. ¨:~/†@§@##
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#§@/:¨¨¨¨¨ IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ¨¨¨¨¨:/@§#
##@§@†/~:¨ THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ¨:~/†@§@##
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#@@†/~:¨¨¨ 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 EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨/ ¨:~/†@§@##
##@§@†/~:¨ †: 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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##@§@†/~:¨ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ¨:~/†@§@##
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§†~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†§
§@†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†@§
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