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########## CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ##########
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########## ^~ MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS ~^ ##########
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########## 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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