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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. ......^-:†
:-^....... .......^-:
†:-^...... 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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†:-^...... §† §$ §§ §# §@ §# #. #^ #- #: #† #$ #§ ......^-:†
:-^....... ## #@ ## @. @^ @- @: @† @$ @§ @# @@ @# .......^-:
†:-^...... #. #^ #- #: #† #$ #§ ## ......^-:†
$†:-^..... the ceiling is covered in actual stars. .....^-:†$
§$†:-^.... eyes above ....^-:†$§
#§$†:-^... fading into silver flakes as they fall ...^-:†$§#
##§$†:-^.. bubbles in drinks ..^-:†$§##
###§$†:-^. .^-:†$§###
##§$†:-^.. drinks with a secret ingredient, that ..^-:†$§##
#§$†:-^... makes you see the stars even when you ...^-:†$§#
§$†:-^.... close your eyes. ....^-:†$§
$†:-^..... .....^-:†$
†:-^...... 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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##§$†:-^.. ^^ the honey is a trap and there's a ^^ ..^-:†$§##
###§$†:-^. -- sting, a sting, a sting. -- .^-:†$§###
##§$†:-^.. :. it's in your eyes and it's in your .: ..^-:†$§##
#§$†:-^... †^ mouth and your hands, their hands ^† ...^-:†$§#
§$†:-^.... $- it's in your heart and in your -$ ....^-:†$§
$†:-^..... §: mind and the minds of those around :§ .....^-:†$
†:-^...... #† you, their hearts, their bodies. †# ......^-:†
:-^....... @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ @$ .......^-:
†:-^...... and if you're lucky, you'll never get ......^-:†
$†:-^..... out. don't bite the other guests. .....^-:†$
§$†:-^.... (or do) ....^-:†$§
#§$†:-^... ...^-:†$§#
##§$†:-^.. the deeper the floor goes, the more ..^-:†$§##
###§$†:-^. expensive the drinks. this is not .^-:†$§###
##§$†:-^.. coincidental. the more expensive the ..^-:†$§##
#§$†:-^... drinks, the more likely it is that ...^-:†$§#
§$†:-^.... someone will buy them for you. ....^-:†$§
$†:-^..... this is also not coincidental. if .....^-:†$
†:-^...... someone buys you a drink, they are very ......^-:†
:-^....... likely to take care of your needs in .......^-:
†:-^...... other ways as well. ......^-:†
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