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§%§=«.,,,, floor closer to the collapsed warp ,,,,.«=§%§
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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 ,,,.«=§%§@
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%§=«.,,,,, eyes above ,,,,,.«=§%
§=«.,,,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,,,.«=§
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%§=«.,,,,, drinks with a secret ingredient, that ,,,,,.«=§%
§%§=«.,,,, makes you see the stars even when you ,,,,.«=§%§
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#@@§%§=«., at these deeper levels it can be hard ,.«=§%§@@#
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@§%§=«.,,, (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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%§=«.,,,,, 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 ,.«=§%§@@#
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@§%§=«.,,, 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 .§ ,,,,.«=§%§
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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. ,,,.«=§%§@
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#@@§%§=«., someone buys you a drink, they are very ,.«=§%§@@#
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