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¨-~^%%@@## 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. #@@@%%^~-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~%%@ TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE @%%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-~^%%@@## 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 #@@%^~~~-¨
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¨-~^%@@### ~~ STING, A STING, A STING. ~~ ###@@%^~-¨
¨-~^%%@@## ^¨ IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨^ ##@@%%^~-¨
¨-~^%%%@@@ %- 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. %@ ##@@%%^~-¨
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¨-~^%%@@## (OR DO) ##@@%%^~-¨
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¨-~^%%@### COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ###@%%^~-¨
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¨-~^%%@@## SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ##@@%%^~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~^%@# THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF #@%^~¨¨¨¨¨
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