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¨----^^### OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ###^^----¨
¨--^^¤#@## FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ##@#¤^^--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨--^^# YEARS BEFORE. #^^--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-^¤¤@ THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER @¤¤^-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨--^^¤#@@@ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. @@@#¤^^--¨
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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. ##@#¤^^--¨
¨¨¨----^^# #^^----¨¨¨
¨--^^¤#@## 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 ^# ##@#¤^^--¨
¨--^^¤#### @^ YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. ^@ ####¤^^--¨
¨¨¨-^^^¤## #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ ##¤^^^-¨¨¨
¨--^^¤#@## 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 ##@#¤^^--¨
¨--^^¤#@## 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 #^^^^--¨¨¨
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