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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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¨¨¨¨~~~**§ 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. ##¶§@*:~~¨
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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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¨~~:*@§¶## ~~ 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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