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#@@§¤*\-^¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨^-\*¤§@@#
##@@¤*\-^¨ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ¨^-\*¤@@##
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#@@§¤*\-^¨ AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ¨^-\*¤§@@#
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@¤\-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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@§*--¨¨¨¨¨ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ¨¨¨¨¨--*§@
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