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@$=:«^¨¨¨¨ AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ¨¨¨¨^«:=$@
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#@@$=:«^¨¨ THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ¨¨^«:=$@@#
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#@@$=:«^¨¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨¨^«:=$@@#
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@$=:«^¨¨¨¨ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ¨¨¨¨^«:=$@
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#@@$=:«^¨¨ TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ¨¨^«:=$@@#
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@$=:«^¨¨¨¨ AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ¨¨¨¨^«:=$@
$=:«^¨¨¨¨¨ ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) ¨¨¨¨¨^«:=$
@$=:«^¨¨¨¨ POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. ¨¨¨¨^«:=$@
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##@@$=:«^¨ THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ¨^«:=$@@##
#@@$=:«^¨¨ HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ¨¨^«:=$@@#
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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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$=:«^¨¨¨¨¨ :¨ IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨: ¨¨¨¨¨^«:=$
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#@@$=:«^¨¨ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ¨¨^«:=$@@#
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@$=:«^¨¨¨¨ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ¨¨¨¨^«:=$@
@@$=:«^¨¨¨ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ¨¨¨^«:=$@@
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