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¨¨¨¨&&&&&& CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME &&&&¨¨¨&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ YEARS BEFORE. ¨¨¨&¨¨&&&&
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¨&¨&&¨&&¨& THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. &¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
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¨&¨¨¨&&&¨& THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. &¨&¨¨¨¨&&&
&&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ EYES ABOVE &&&¨¨¨&¨¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
&&&¨&&&&&¨ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ¨&&¨&¨&&&¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨ &¨&&&&¨¨&&
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&&&&¨¨&¨&& MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ¨&¨¨&&&&&&
¨¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ CLOSE YOUR EYES. &&¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
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&&¨&&&¨&¨& TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED &&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ¨&&&¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) &¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. &¨&&¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&&
¨¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ¨&&&&&&¨¨&
¨&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE &¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& 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. ¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&&&¨¨&&
&&&&¨¨¨&&& ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# &&&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨& .. THE HONEY IS A TRAP AND THERE'S A .. ¨¨&¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&&¨&&¨&& »» STING, A STING, A STING. »» ¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&&¨& ^¨ IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨^ &¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
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¨¨&&¨&&¨&& &» 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 &¨&¨&¨&&¨¨
&&&¨&¨&&¨¨ OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. &&&&&&¨&¨¨
¨¨&&&&¨&¨& (OR DO) ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨&
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&&¨¨&¨¨¨&& THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE ¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨&¨& EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ¨¨&¨&&&¨&¨
&&&¨&¨&&&& 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 &&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨&
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