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##@$§:«.,, floor closer to the collapsed warp ,,.«:§$@##
#@$§:«.,,, prototype. did they know at the start? ,,,.«:§$@#
@$§:«.,,,, classified maps had gone missing some ,,,,.«:§$@
$§:«.,,,,, years before. ,,,,,.«:§$
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@$§:«.,,,, the environment - first more ,,,,.«:§$@
#@$§:«.,,, enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ,,,.«:§$@#
##@$§:«.,, and predatory, but pierce deeper and ,,.«:§$@##
###@$§:«., there will be more peculiar effects. ,.«:§$@###
##@$§:«.,, your sense of space will seem to ,,.«:§$@##
#@$§:«.,,, distort (it's actually the spacetime ,,,.«:§$@#
@$§:«.,,,, itself that is becoming fluid), then ,,,,.«:§$@
$§:«.,,,,, your body, and finally your sense of ,,,,,.«:§$
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$§:«.,,,,, eyes above ,,,,,.«:§$
§:«.,,,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,,,.«:§
$§:«.,,,,, bubbles in drinks ,,,,,.«:§$
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#@$§:«.,,, drinks with a secret ingredient, that ,,,.«:§$@#
##@$§:«.,, makes you see the stars even when you ,,.«:§$@##
###@$§:«., close your eyes. ,.«:§$@###
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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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##@$§:«.,, if you stay above absolute madness, ,,.«:§$@##
###@$§:«., there is some sort of control to be ,.«:§$@###
##@$§:«.,, had. you could slip into your ideal dog ,,.«:§$@##
#@$§:«.,,, body there, explore that. you could ,,,.«:§$@#
@$§:«.,,,, drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ,,,,.«:§$@
$§:«.,,,,, burned away. you could explore ,,,,,.«:§$
§:«.,,,,,, territories just as mapless as those ,,,,,,.«:§
$§:«.,,,,, closer to the core, but with a chance ,,,,,.«:§$
@$§:«.,,,, of finding your way back. ,,,,.«:§$@
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###@$§:«., .. the honey is a trap and there's a .. ,.«:§$@###
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#@$§:«.,,, :, it's in your eyes and it's in your ,: ,,,.«:§$@#
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$§:«.,,,,, $« it's in your heart and in your «$ ,,,,,.«:§$
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#@$§:«.,,, and if you're lucky, you'll never get ,,,.«:§$@#
##@$§:«.,, out. don't bite the other guests. ,,.«:§$@##
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#@$§:«.,,, the deeper the floor goes, the more ,,,.«:§$@#
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$§:«.,,,,, coincidental. the more expensive the ,,,,,.«:§$
§:«.,,,,,, drinks, the more likely it is that ,,,,,,.«:§
$§:«.,,,,, someone will buy them for you. ,,,,,.«:§$
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#@$§:«.,,, someone buys you a drink, they are very ,,,.«:§$@#
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