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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 ¨:«=§*&###
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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 ¨¨¨:««=§&#
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&§««¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 :§ ¨:::=§§&&#
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####&*§=«¨ &= 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. ¨:«=§*&###
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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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