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#&&§^,.... of an undocumented research site. each ....,^§&&#
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#¶&&£§^~,. 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. ..,,,^£&&¶
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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 ,, .,~^§£&¶¶#
¶£§~~..... ~~ 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 ^& .,~§£&¶###
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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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