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@¶£&=*-,¨¨ of an undocumented research site. each ¨¨,-*=&£¶@
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@¶£&=*-,¨¨ prototype. did they know at the start? ¨¨,-*=&£¶@
#@¶£&=*-,¨ classified maps had gone missing some ¨,-*=&£¶@#
@¶£&=*-,¨¨ years before. ¨¨,-*=&£¶@
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¶£&=*-,¨¨¨ 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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#@¶£&=*-,¨ the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ¨,-*=&£¶@#
@¶£&=*-,¨¨ 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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#@¶£&=*-,¨ -- 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. =¶ ¨¨,-*=&£¶@
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@¶£&=*-,¨¨ 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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