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##@&£**~,¨ and predatory, but pierce deeper and ¨,~**£&@##
##@&£**~,¨ there will be more peculiar effects. ¨,~**£&@##
##@&£**~,¨ your sense of space will seem to ¨,~**£&@##
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##@&£**~,¨ 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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##@&£**~,¨ there is some sort of control to be ¨,~**£&@##
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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 ¨,~**£&&&#
##@&£**~,¨ closer to the core, but with a chance ¨,~**£&@##
#&&*~~~~,¨ of finding your way back. ¨,~~~~*&&#
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##@&£**~,¨ @* you, their hearts, their bodies. *@ ¨,~**£&@##
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#&*~,¨¨¨¨¨ drinks, the more likely it is that ¨¨¨¨¨,~*&#
@&£****~,¨ someone will buy them for you. ¨,~****£&@
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