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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 ¨¨¨¨-=†%%&
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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 ¨† ¨¨¨-=†%%&#
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%†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ &† 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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