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¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\* of an undocumented research site. each *\»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~»\*%¤ 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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¨¨¨~»\*%¤@ 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. *@ #@¤%*\»~¨¨
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¨¨~»\*%¤@# and if you're lucky, you'll never get #@¤%*\»~¨¨
¨¨¨~»\*%¤@ 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 @¤%*\»~¨¨¨
¨¨~»\*%¤@# someone buys you a drink, they are very #@¤%*\»~¨¨
¨~»\*%¤@## likely to take care of your needs in ##@¤%*\»~¨
¨¨~»\*%¤@# other ways as well. #@¤%*\»~¨¨
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