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¨¨¨,=**$¤@ of an undocumented research site. each @¤$**=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=**$¤@# floor closer to the collapsed warp #@¤$**=,¨¨
¨,=**$¤@## prototype. did they know at the start? ##@¤$**=,¨
¨¨,=**$¤@# classified maps had gone missing some #@¤$**=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=**$¤@ years before. @¤$**=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=**$¤ ¤$**=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=**$ 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. $**=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=**$¤ ¤$**=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=**$¤@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,, 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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