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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 ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,, self. ,,,,,,,,,,
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#¶&£=\~,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,~
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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. ,,,,~\=£&¶
#¶&£=\~,,, ,,,~\=£&¶#
##¶&£=\~,, 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 ,, ,,,,,,,,,~
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=\~,,,,,,, \, 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. =¶ ,,,~\=£&¶#
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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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