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,,,:«^=£@@ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP @@£=^«:,,,
,,,,:«^=£@ PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? @£=^«:,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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 ^«:,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, :: THE HONEY IS A TRAP AND THERE'S A :: ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: «« STING, A STING, A STING. «« :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« ^, IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ,^ «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«^ =: MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS := ^«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«^= £« IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR «£ =^«:,,,,,,
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,,,,:«^=£@ @= YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. =@ @£=^«:,,,,
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,,,,,:«^=£ EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT £=^«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«^= COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE =^«:,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:« 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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