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§^^»»»»¨¨¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨¨¨»»»»^^§
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@¶¶§%^^»~¨ (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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¶§§^^»»~¨¨ IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ¨¨~»»^^§§¶
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@@¶§%^^»~¨ HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ¨~»^^%§¶@@
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#@¶§%^^»~¨ DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ¨~»^^%§¶@#
@¶%^^^»~¨¨ BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ¨¨~»^^^%¶@
##@¶§^^»~¨ TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ¨~»^^§¶@##
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#@¶§%^^»~¨ %» IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR »% ¨~»^^%§¶@#
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#@¶§%^^»~¨ AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ¨~»^^%§¶@#
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§%%%%^^»~¨ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ¨~»^^%%%%§
§^^^»»»¨¨¨ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ¨¨¨»»»^^^§
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