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$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$
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#¤&$«.¨¨¨¨ CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ¨¨¨¨.«$&¤#
##¤&$«.¨¨¨ YEARS BEFORE. ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
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##¤&$«.¨¨¨ ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
#¤&$«.¨¨¨¨ AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ¨¨¨¨.«$&¤#
¤&$«.¨¨¨¨¨ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ¨¨¨¨¨.«$&¤
&$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$&
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##¤&$«.¨¨¨ EYES ABOVE ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
###¤&$«.¨¨ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¨¨.«$&¤###
####¤&$«.¨ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ¨.«$&¤####
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##¤&$«.¨¨¨ DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
#¤&$«.¨¨¨¨ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ¨¨¨¨.«$&¤#
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$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$
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¤&$«.¨¨¨¨¨ BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ¨¨¨¨¨.«$&¤
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####¤&$«.¨ CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ¨.«$&¤####
###¤&$«.¨¨ OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ¨¨.«$&¤###
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$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ;¨ IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨; ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &« IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR «& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤; MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND ;¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
$«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (OR DO) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«$
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#¤&$«.¨¨¨¨ EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ¨¨¨¨.«$&¤#
##¤&$«.¨¨¨ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
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####¤&$«.¨ SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ¨.«$&¤####
###¤&$«.¨¨ THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ¨¨.«$&¤###
##¤&$«.¨¨¨ SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ¨¨¨.«$&¤##
#¤&$«.¨¨¨¨ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ¨¨¨¨.«$&¤#
¤&$«.¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ¨¨¨¨¨.«$&¤
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