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¶¤$*^=:... the environment - first more ...:=^*$¤¶
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¤$*^=:.... distort (it's actually the spacetime ....:=^*$¤
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¤$*^=:.... eyes above ....:=^*$¤
$*^=:..... fading into silver flakes as they fall .....:=^*$
¤$*^=:.... bubbles in drinks ....:=^*$¤
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$*^=:..... to remember who and where you are .....:=^*$
¤$*^=:.... (were). normal staff is as transformed ....:=^*$¤
¶¤$*^=:... as guests. instead, care and protection ...:=^*$¤¶
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¤$*^=:.... there is some sort of control to be ....:=^*$¤
$*^=:..... had. you could slip into your ideal dog .....:=^*$
¤$*^=:.... body there, explore that. you could ....:=^*$¤
¶¤$*^=:... drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ...:=^*$¤¶
#¶¤$*^=:.. burned away. you could explore ..:=^*$¤¶#
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#¶¤$*^=:.. closer to the core, but with a chance ..:=^*$¤¶#
¶¤$*^=:... of finding your way back. ...:=^*$¤¶
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¶¤$*^=:... out. don't bite the other guests. ...:=^*$¤¶
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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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