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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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#@§¤†=~^.. 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 ........^~
=~^....... 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 ...^~=†¤§@
#@§¤†=~^.. ..^~=†¤§@#
##@§¤†=~^. 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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