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.^~;*@§¶## FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ##¶§@*;~^.
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.....~;@@¶ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ¶@@;~.....
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.^~;*@§¶¶# EYES ABOVE #¶¶§@*;~^.
...^^;@§¶# FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL #¶§@;^^...
.^~;;*@@§¶ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ¶§@@*;;~^.
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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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.^~;*@§¶## 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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.^~;*@§¶## THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ##¶§@*;~^.
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.^~;*@§¶## BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ##¶§@*;~^.
.^~;*@§### TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ###§@*;~^.
.^~;*@§¶## CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ##¶§@*;~^.
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.^~~;;;@§¶ ¶* YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. *¶ ¶§@;;;~~^.
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.^~;*@§¶## AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ##¶§@*;~^.
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.^~;*@§¶## COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ##¶§@*;~^.
.^~;*@¶### DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ###¶@*;~^.
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.^~;*@§### SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ###§@*;~^.
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