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¨¨~~=%%@ 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 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ itself that is becoming fluid), then ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ your body, and finally your sense of ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~= self. =~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~= ~= ~= ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~~=%%@ #¨ #~ #~ #= #% #% #& ## @#&%%=~~¨¨
¨~~=%%@# the ceiling is covered in actual stars. #@#&%%=~~¨
¨¨~~=%%@ eyes above @#&%%=~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~=%% fading into silver flakes as they fall #&%%=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=%%& bubbles in drinks &%%=~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=%% %%=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=% drinks with a secret ingredient, that %=~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~= makes you see the stars even when you =~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ close your eyes. ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~= if you stay above absolute madness, =~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=% 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 @#&%%=~~¨¨
¨~~=%%@# territories just as mapless as those #@#&%%=~~¨
¨¨~~=%%@ closer to the core, but with a chance @#&%%=~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~=%% of finding your way back. #&%%=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=%%& &%%=~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=%% ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# %%=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=% ~~ the honey is a trap and there's a ~~ %=~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~= ~~ sting, a sting, a sting. ~~ =~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ =¨ it's in your eyes and it's in your ¨= ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ %~ mouth and your hands, their hands ~% ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %~ it's in your heart and in your ~% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &= mind and the minds of those around =& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #% you, their hearts, their bodies. %# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ out. don't bite the other guests. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ (or do) ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~= =~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=% 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 #@#&%%=~~¨
¨¨~~=%%@ someone buys you a drink, they are very @#&%%=~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~=%% likely to take care of your needs in #&%%=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=%%& other ways as well. &%%=~~¨¨¨¨
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