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##@§£^†-~. to remember who and where you are .~-†^£§@##
§^^-~~.... (were). normal staff is as transformed ....~~-^^§
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#@#§£^†-~. are offered by (overly flirty) .~-†^£§#@#
##@#£^†-~. pool toys and other such automatons. .~-†^£#@##
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#@#§£^†-~. had. you could slip into your ideal dog .~-†^£§#@#
#£^^†~.... 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 .~-†^£§#@#
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###§£^†-~. §† mind and the minds of those around †§ .~-†^£§###
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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. .~-†^£§#@@
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