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¨¨¨¨¨--**& FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP &**--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-*****& 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 ###&***--¨
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¨--***## THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ###&***--¨
¨--******& EYES ABOVE &******--¨
¨--***## FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ###&***--¨
¨¨¨¨--*& BUBBLES IN DRINKS #&&*--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨--*** 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. ###&***--¨
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¨----**&&& 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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