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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 DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%§
&§%*~^¨¨¨¨ THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE ¨¨¨¨^~*%§&
#&§%*~^¨¨¨ ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ¨¨¨^~*%§&#
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##&§%*~^¨¨ 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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%*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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&§%*~^¨¨¨¨ 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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