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#@¶&£*=»,, eyes above ,,»=*£&¶@#
#@¶&£*=»,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,»=*£&¶@#
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@¶¶&£*=»,, drinks with a secret ingredient, that ,,»=*£&¶¶@
&**=»,,,,, makes you see the stars even when you ,,,,,»=**&
#@¶&£*=»,, close your eyes. ,,»=*£&¶@#
#@¶&£*=»,, ,,»=*£&¶@#
@¶£=»,,,,, at these deeper levels it can be hard ,,,,,»=£¶@
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¶£*====»,, (were). normal staff is as transformed ,,»====*£¶
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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 ,,,,,,=£&&
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#@¶&£*=»,, »» sting, a sting, a sting. »» ,,»=*£&¶@#
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#@¶&£*=»,, out. don't bite the other guests. ,,»=*£&¶@#
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#@¶&£*=»,, expensive the drinks. this is not ,,»=*£&¶@#
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#@¶&£*=»,, drinks, the more likely it is that ,,»=*£&¶@#
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