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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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##¨¨#¨¨##¨ 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. ¨#¨¨######
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨ ##¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨##¨¨¨# 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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