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§†\~^¨¨¨¨¨ OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ¨¨¨¨¨^~\†§
&§†\~^¨¨¨¨ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ¨¨¨¨^~\†§&
@&§†\~^¨¨¨ PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ¨¨¨^~\†§&@
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##@&§†\~^¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨^~\†§&
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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. ¨¨¨¨^~\†§&
§†\~^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^~\†§
†\~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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