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¨,~;%%%%@@ they built the final nightclub on top @@%%%%;~,¨
¨,~;%%@@## of an undocumented research site. each ##@@%%;~,¨
¨,~;%%@@## floor closer to the collapsed warp ##@@%%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~;;%@ prototype. did they know at the start? @%;;~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~;%@@### classified maps had gone missing some ###@@%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,;%@ years before. @%;,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~;%%@@## the deeper you descend, the stranger ##@@%%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨~;%%@# the environment - first more #@%%;~¨¨¨¨
¨,~;%%@@## enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ##@@%%;~,¨
¨,~;%%@@## and predatory, but pierce deeper and ##@@%%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,;%@# there will be more peculiar effects. #@%;,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~;%%@@## your sense of space will seem to ##@@%%;~,¨
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¨,~;%%@### itself that is becoming fluid), then ###@%%;~,¨
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¨,~;%%@@## eyes above ##@@%%;~,¨
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¨,~;%%@@## bubbles in drinks ##@@%%;~,¨
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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) #@@@%%;~,¨
¨,~;%%@@## pool toys and other such automatons. ##@@%%;~,¨
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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 @@@%%%;~,¨
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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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¨,~;%%@@## ~~ sting, a sting, a sting. ~~ ##@@%%;~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~%@ out. don't bite the other guests. @%~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~;%%@@## (or do) ##@@%%;~,¨
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¨,~;%%@@## the deeper the floor goes, the more ##@@%%;~,¨
¨,~;%%@@## 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 #@@@%%;~,¨
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