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¨-~†$¤¤@## DRINKS  WITH  A SECRET  INGREDIENT, THAT ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤¤@## MAKES YOU SEE  THE STARS EVEN  WHEN  YOU ##@¤¤$†~-¨
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¨-~†$¤¤@## ARE   OFFERED    BY   (OVERLY    FLIRTY) ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨¨¨-~†¤¤¤@ POOL TOYS  AND  OTHER  SUCH  AUTOMATONS. @¤¤¤†~-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨--~†$¤@ DRINK  POISONOUS  AMBROSIA  AND  NOT  BE @¤$†~--¨¨¨
¨-~†$¤¤@## BURNED    AWAY.   YOU   COULD    EXPLORE ##@¤¤$†~-¨
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¨-~†$¤¤@## ¤~ IT'S  IN  YOUR  HEART AND IN YOUR  ~¤ ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤¤¤¤# ¤† MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND †¤ #¤¤¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤¤@## @$ YOU, THEIR  HEARTS, THEIR BODIES.  $@ ##@¤¤$†~-¨
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¨-~†$¤¤@## OUT.  DON'T  BITE   THE   OTHER  GUESTS. ##@¤¤$†~-¨
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¨-~†$¤¤@## COINCIDENTAL.  THE  MORE  EXPENSIVE  THE ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤¤@## DRINKS,  THE  MORE  LIKELY  IT  IS  THAT ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤@### SOMEONE   WILL   BUY   THEM   FOR   YOU. ###@¤$†~-¨
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¨-~†$¤¤@## SOMEONE BUYS YOU A  DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ##@¤¤$†~-¨
¨-~†$¤¤@## LIKELY  TO TAKE  CARE OF  YOUR  NEEDS IN ##@¤¤$†~-¨
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