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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 ....^--^^¤
¤¤¤¤@^^-^. ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) .^-^^@¤¤¤¤
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¶¤^^^^-^.. IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ..^-^^^^¤¶
¤¤@@^^.... THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ....^^@@¤¤
##¶¤@^^-^. HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG .^-^^@¤¶##
¤¤^^^-.... 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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##¶¤@^^-^. ^^ MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS ^^ .^-^^@¤¶##
¶@^^-^.... @- IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR -@ ....^-^^@¶
¶¶¶¤@^^-^. ¤^ MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND ^¤ .^-^^@¤¶¶¶
#¤¤^^-.... ¶^ YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. ^¶ ....-^^¤¤#
###¤@^^-^. #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ .^-^^@¤###
¤@@^^^^^.. AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ..^^^^^@@¤
¤@^^-^.... OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ....^-^^@¤
¶¤@@^---^. (OR DO) .^---^@@¤¶
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##¶¤@^^-^. THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE .^-^^@¤¶##
##¶¤@^^-^. EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT .^-^^@¤¶##
###¶@^^-^. COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE .^-^^@¶###
¤^^^-^.... DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ....^-^^^¤
##¶¤@^^-^. 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 .^-^^@¤###
¶¶@^^..... OTHER WAYS AS WELL. .....^^@¶¶
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