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###¤*^*=:¨ OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ¨:=*^*¤###
#¤***==::¨ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ¨::==***¤#
###¤*^*=:¨ PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ¨:=*^*¤###
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###¤*^*=:¨ ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ¨:=*^*¤###
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#¤*^=::¨¨¨ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ¨¨¨::=^*¤#
#¤¤^**:::¨ CLOSE YOUR EYES. ¨:::**^¤¤#
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#¤^^^^*=:¨ TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ¨:=*^^^^¤#
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#¤*^====:¨ AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ¨:====^*¤#
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###¤*^*=:¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨:***¤#
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#¤¤^*===:¨ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ¨:===*^¤¤#
#¤**:¨¨¨¨¨ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ¨¨¨¨¨:**¤#
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###¤*^*=:¨ THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ¨:=*^*¤###
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###¤*^*=:¨ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ¨:=*^*¤###
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