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#@@&§$*-^¨ your sense of space will seem to ¨^-*$§&@@#
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##@@&$*-^¨ eyes above ¨^-*$&@@##
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@&$$-¨¨¨¨¨ bubbles in drinks ¨¨¨¨¨-$$&@
&&$-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-$&&
##@@&§$*-^ drinks with a secret ingredient, that ^-*$§&@@##
#@@&§$*-^¨ makes you see the stars even when you ¨^-*$§&@@#
#@@&§$*-^¨ close your eyes. ¨^-*$§&@@#
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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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&&§§*^¨¨¨¨ body there, explore that. you could ¨¨¨¨^*§§&&
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@§*-^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#@@&§$*-^¨ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ ¨^-*$§&@@#
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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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@§*^^^¨¨¨¨ this is also not coincidental. if ¨¨¨¨^^^*§@
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##@&§$*-^¨ likely to take care of your needs in ¨^-*$§&@##
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