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#@@§¤†:-.. THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ..-:†¤§@@#
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#@@§¤†:-.. 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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@@@§¤†:-.. BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ..-:†¤§@@@
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@§¤††-.... AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ....-††¤§@
#@@§¤†:-.. OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ..-:†¤§@@#
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§§§¤††:-.. EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ..-:††¤§§§
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##@@§¤†:.. SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ..:†¤§@@##
§†--...... THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ......--†§
§¤¤†-..... SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY .....-†¤¤§
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