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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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¨¨¨,-†%%#@ 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 †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- your body, and finally your sense of -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨,-†%%#@# 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 ,% %%†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-†%%# %- it's in your heart and in your -% #%%†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-†%%#@ #† mind and the minds of those around †# @#%%†-,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,-†%%#@ 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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