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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the deeper you descend, the stranger ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¶#§^/=-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¶#§^/=-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=/^ 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. ^¶ @¶#§^/=-¨¨
¨¨¨-=/^§#¶ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ @§ ¶#§^/=-¨¨¨
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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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