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¨¨¨~»:^§¤# FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP #¤§^:»~¨¨¨
¨¨~»:^§¤## PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ##¤§^:»~¨¨
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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 ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 #¤§^:»~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~»:^§¤# 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»: ¤: 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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