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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 ¨¨¨¨^»†=&#
¶#&=†»^¨¨¨ (were). normal staff is as transformed ¨¨¨^»†=&#¶
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=†»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ had. you could slip into your ideal dog ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»†=
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»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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†»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»†
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¶#&=†»^¨¨¨ someone will buy them for you. ¨¨¨^»†=&#¶
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