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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 environment - first more ...^~;=£¤@
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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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£=;~^..... itself that is becoming fluid), then .....^~;=£
=;~^...... your body, and finally your sense of ......^~;=
;~^....... self. .......^~;
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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. ........^~
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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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¤£=;~^.... ^^ the honey is a trap and there's a ^^ ....^~;=£¤
@¤£=;~^... ~~ sting, a sting, a sting. ~~ ...^~;=£¤@
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##@¤£=;~^. =^ 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. =@ ....^~;=£¤
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=;~^...... 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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