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«~........ and predatory, but pierce deeper and ........~«
~......... there will be more peculiar effects. .........~
.......... your sense of space will seem to ..........
.......... distort (it's actually the spacetime ..........
.......... itself that is becoming fluid), then ..........
~......... your body, and finally your sense of .........~
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£§;«~..... bubbles in drinks .....~«;§£
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«~........ 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 .........~
«~........ as guests. instead, care and protection ........~«
;«~....... are offered by (overly flirty) .......~«;
§;«~...... pool toys and other such automatons. ......~«;§
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####£§;«~. body there, explore that. you could .~«;§£####
###£§;«~.. 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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~......... ~~ the honey is a trap and there's a ~~ .........~
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.......... §~ mouth and your hands, their hands ~§ ..........
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;«~....... #§ you, their hearts, their bodies. §# .......~«;
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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 .......~«;
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~......... other ways as well. .........~
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