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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. @@%*~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~**%## ##%**~¨¨¨¨
¨,~*%%#@## 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 ##@#%%*~,¨
¨,~*%%#@## distort (it's actually the spacetime ##@#%%*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,,*%## itself that is becoming fluid), then ##%*,,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,***%@ your body, and finally your sense of @%***,¨¨¨¨
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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. ##@#%%*~,¨
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¨,~*%%#@## ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ##@#%%*~,¨
¨,~*%%#@## ,, 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 @%%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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