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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 ..^»:*¤@##
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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. .....^»:*¤
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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. ....^»:*¤@
¤*:»^..... .....^»:*¤
*:»^...... 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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#@¤*:»^... ^^ 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) ...^»:*¤@#
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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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