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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. ,:~^^£&@@#
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@&^^^^^~:, 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 ,:~^^£&@@#
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@&^^^^~~:, the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ,:~~^^^^&@
@@@&£^^~:, eyes above ,:~^^£&@@@
&£^~,,,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,,,~^£&
&^~~:::,,, bubbles in drinks ,,,:::~~^&
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@£^~::,,,, 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. ,,,,::^£@@
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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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#@@&£^^~:, ~~ 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 ~£ ,:~^^£@@##
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@&&^~,,,,, @^ you, their hearts, their bodies. ^@ ,,,,,~^&&@
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#@@&£^^~:, 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 ,:~^^£&@@@
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