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##@&$^/-~. YEARS BEFORE. .~-/^$&@##
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##@&$^/-~. THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE .~-/^$&@##
##@&$^/-~. ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY .~-/^$&@##
#@@&$^/-~. AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND .~-/^$&@@#
#@&$$^/-~. THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. .~-/^$$&@#
&&^^^-~... YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ...~-^^^&&
##@&$^/-~. DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME .~-/^$&@##
##@&$^/-~. ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN .~-/^$&@##
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##@&$^/-~. SELF. .~-/^$&@##
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#&$$^/~... EYES ABOVE ...~/^$$&#
#@@&$^/-~. FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL .~-/^$&@@#
@$$/-~.... BUBBLES IN DRINKS ....~-/$$@
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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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##@&$^/-~. -- STING, A STING, A STING. -- .~-/^$&@##
&$^--~.... /. IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ./ ....~--^$&
##@&$^/-~. ^~ MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS ~^ .~-/^$&@##
##@&$^/-~. $- IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR -$ .~-/^$&@##
##@&$^/-~. &/ 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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