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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 ¨.-=^*¤¶##
#¤¤*=.¨¨¨¨ self. ¨¨¨¨.=*¤¤#
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#¤¤¤*^=-.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨.-=^*¤¤¤#
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##¶¤*^=-.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨.-=^*¤¶##
¶**=.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.=**¶
##¶¤*^=-.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ .¨ .¨ .¨ .¨ .¨ .¨ ¨.-=^*¤¶##
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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 =¤ ¨¨¨¨¨.=^¤¶
##¶¤*^=-.¨ ¶^ you, their hearts, their bodies. ^¶ ¨.-=^*¤¶##
#¤^-..¨¨¨¨ #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* ¨¨¨¨..-^¤#
¤¤¤**^=-.¨ 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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