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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 ,^~\%£¤@##
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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. ,,,,~\£££@
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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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