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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 ,.~*^@¤¶##
##¶¤@^*~., self. ,.~*^@¤¶##
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##¶¤@^*~., ~@ ~¤ ~¶ ~# ~# *, *. *~ ** *^ *@ *¤ *¶ ,.~*^@¤¶##
##¶¤@^*~., *# *# ^, ^. ^~ ^* ^^ ^@ ^¤ ^¶ ^# ^# @, ,.~*^@¤¶##
##¶¤@^*~., @. @~ @* @^ @@ @¤ @¶ @# @# ¤, ¤. ¤~ ¤* ,.~*^@¤¶##
¶¶¤@^~~.., ¤^ ¤@ ¤¤ ¤¶ ¤# ¤# ¶, ¶. ¶~ ¶* ¶^ ¶@ ¶¤ ,..~~^@¤¶¶
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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. ,.~*^@¤¶##
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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. ,,.~~*@@¤#
#¶¶¤@^*~., ,.~*^@¤¶¶#
##¶¤@^*~., 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 ,.~*^@¤¤¤¶
##¶¤@^*~., other ways as well. ,.~*^@¤¶##
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