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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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#@#§£†*~^, there will be more peculiar effects. ,^~*†£§#@#
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#@#§£†*~^, itself that is becoming fluid), then ,^~*†£§#@#
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§§§£†~~~^, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,^~~~†£§§§
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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. ~~ ,^~*†£§#@#
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#@#§£†*~^, †^ mouth and your hands, their hands ^† ,^~*†£§#@#
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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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