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#¨¨####¨¨¨ floor closer to the collapsed warp #¨#####¨¨#
#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨ prototype. did they know at the start? ##¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
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¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨ years before. ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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#¨###¨#### fading into silver flakes as they fall ¨¨#¨###¨¨#
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######¨### drinks with a secret ingredient, that #¨###¨¨¨¨#
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¨##¨¨#¨### to remember who and where you are ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
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####¨¨#¨¨# as guests. instead, care and protection ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨##
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#¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨ 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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###¨¨##¨#¨ coincidental. the more expensive the ¨##¨##¨¨##
¨¨#¨#¨###¨ drinks, the more likely it is that #¨##¨#¨#¨¨
¨#####¨¨#¨ someone will buy them for you. ##¨#####¨¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨### this is also not coincidental. if ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨###¨¨# someone buys you a drink, they are very #¨#¨¨¨##¨#
#¨¨#¨¨#¨## likely to take care of your needs in ###¨¨#¨##¨
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