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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. ¨¨^«^^&&##
#&&^^«^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^«^^&&#
&&^^«^¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«^^
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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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