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¨¨&&¨¨&&¨& TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨
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¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&&
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¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨ HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ¨&¨&&¨¨&&&
&&&&&&&¨&¨ BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD &&&¨&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ¨¨&&&&&¨&¨
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¨¨¨¨&&¨&&& TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE &&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨
¨¨&&&¨&¨¨& OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. &&¨&¨&&¨&¨
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¨&&&&&&&&¨ AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&&
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&¨¨¨&¨&&¨& 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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