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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 ~:........
.........: Distort (It'S Actually The Spacetime :.........
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.......:~; 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 ;~:.......
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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 @#§&=;~:..
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....:~;=&§ 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 :.........
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.......:~; 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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..:~;=&§#@ .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# @#§&=;~:..
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......:~;= =: Mouth And Your Hands, Their Hands := =;~:......
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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 §&=;~:....
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