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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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###&*$†~-, AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ,-~†$*&###
###&*$†~-, TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ,-~†$*&###
###&*$†~-, (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED ,-~†$*&###
&&&**$†~-, AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ,-~†$**&&&
###&*$†~-, ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) ,-~†$*&###
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###&*$†~-, DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ,-~†$*&###
###&*$†~-, BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ,-~†$*&###
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&&&*$$†~-, OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ,-~†$$*&&&
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##*$~,,,,, AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ,,,,,~$*##
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###&*$†~-, EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ,-~†$*&###
&*$~,,,,,, COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ,,,,,,~$*&
##&&*$†~-, DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ,-~†$*&&##
###&*$†~-, SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ,-~†$*&###
#*††-,,,,, THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ,,,,,-††*#
##&&*$†~-, SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ,-~†$*&&##
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