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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 &¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ 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 ¨&&&¨¨&¨&&
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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. ¨&&&&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& &¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# &¨¨&&&&¨&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ ^^ THE HONEY IS A TRAP AND THERE'S A ^^ &¨&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ ~~ STING, A STING, A STING. ~~ &&&¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ \¨ IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ¨\ ¨¨&¨&&&¨¨&
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨& $^ MOUTH AND YOUR HANDS, THEIR HANDS ^$ ¨&&&¨¨&¨&&
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&¨&¨&¨&&&& &\ 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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&&¨&&¨¨¨¨& 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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