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¨--;†¤¤#@# OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH #@#¤¤†;--¨
¨--;††¤¤## FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ##¤¤††;--¨
¨--;†¤¤#@# PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? #@#¤¤†;--¨
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¨¨¨-;†††¤¤ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ¤¤†††;-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†¤¤ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ¤¤†--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨--;†¤¤#@# #@#¤¤†;--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-;¤# #¤;-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨--;†¤¤#@# DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE #@#¤¤†;--¨
¨--;†¤¤#@# BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE #@#¤¤†;--¨
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¨--;†¤¤#@# OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. #@#¤¤†;--¨
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¨--;†¤¤### DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ###¤¤†;--¨
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¨--;†¤#@## THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ##@#¤†;--¨
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