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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 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 ¨,~:*¤#¶##
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¶##*~~,¨¨¨ 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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#*:,¨¨¨¨¨¨ *, 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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