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¶§@†=«^... OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ...^«=†@§¶
@¶§@†=«^.. FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ..^«=†@§¶@
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¶§@†=«^... THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ...^«=†@§¶
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¶§@†=«^... DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ...^«=†@§¶
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@¶§@†=«^.. THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ..^«=†@§¶@
#@¶§@†=«^. EYES ABOVE .^«=†@§¶@#
@¶§@†=«^.. FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ..^«=†@§¶@
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@¶§@†=«^.. MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ..^«=†@§¶@
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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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@¶§@†=«^.. 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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¶§@†=«^... =. 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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@¶§@†=«^.. OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ..^«=†@§¶@
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§@†=«^.... EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ....^«=†@§
¶§@†=«^... COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ...^«=†@§¶
@¶§@†=«^.. DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ..^«=†@§¶@
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@¶§@†=«^.. THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ..^«=†@§¶@
¶§@†=«^... SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ...^«=†@§¶
§@†=«^.... LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ....^«=†@§
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