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@§&%=«-¨¨¨ 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 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. ¨¨¨¨¨-«=%&
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=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -- 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 -% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=
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§&%=«-¨¨¨¨ @% YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. %@ ¨¨¨¨-«=%&§
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#@@§&%=«-¨ OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ¨-«=%&§@@#
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&%=«-¨¨¨¨¨ 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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