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¨,~\*%@¶@@ floor closer to the collapsed warp @@¶@%*\~,¨
¨,~\*%@¶@@ prototype. did they know at the start? @@¶@%*\~,¨
¨,~\*%@@## classified maps had gone missing some ##@@%*\~,¨
¨,~\*%@¶## years before. ##¶@%*\~,¨
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¨,~\*%@¶@# enthralling and intrusive, then seedy #@¶@%*\~,¨
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¨,~\*%%%¶¶ your sense of space will seem to ¶¶%%%*\~,¨
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¨,~\*%@¶@# eyes above #@¶@%*\~,¨
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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 @***~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~\**%%@@ body there, explore that. you could @@%%**\~,¨
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¨,~\***@@@ territories just as mapless as those @@@***\~,¨
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¨¨¨¨,,~*%¶ of finding your way back. ¶%*~,,¨¨¨¨
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