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¨¨¨¨-=^%¤@ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP @¤%^=-¨¨¨¨
¨-»=^%@### PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ###@%^=»-¨
¨-»=^%¤@## CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ##@¤%^=»-¨
¨-»=^%¤@## YEARS BEFORE. ##@¤%^=»-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-»=%@ THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER @%=»-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-»=^%¤@## AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ##@¤%^=»-¨
¨-»=^%¤@## THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ##@¤%^=»-¨
¨-»=^%¤@@@ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO @@@¤%^=»-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-=^%@ AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD @%^=-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-»=^%¤@## 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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¨-»=^%¤@## EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ##@¤%^=»-¨
¨-»=^%¤@## COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ##@¤%^=»-¨
¨-»»»=%%%@ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT @%%%=»»»-¨
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¨-»=^%¤¤@@ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN @@¤¤%^=»-¨
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