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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ 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 #&%†^~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~^†%&# THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. #&%†^~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~^†%& YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO &%†^~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^†% DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME %†^~^¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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) ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^† †^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^†% 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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