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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. @@...@..@.
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@@.@@@@@@. your body, and finally your sense of @...@@@..@
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.....@.@.. the ceiling is covered in actual stars. @@@@@..@@@
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...@...@.@ fading into silver flakes as they fall ...@@@@.@@
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.@.@.@.... .@@..@.@@@
@@@@@@.... 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. .@@@..@@@.
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@@..@.@@.. 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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@.@....@.@ and if you're lucky, you'll never get @.@@.@@@@.
@@@...@@@@ out. don't bite the other guests. @@.@@...@@
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@.@@.@..@@ the deeper the floor goes, the more @@..@@.@..
@@.@@@.@.@ expensive the drinks. this is not .@.@.@@@.@
.@@..@@@@. coincidental. the more expensive the @@@@@..@@.
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@@@@@..@@. 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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