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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@ 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 ¨@@@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ 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. ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ -- 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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