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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. ¨,«^%¤####
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####¤%^«,¨ 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 ¨,«^%¤####
####¤%^«,¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨,«^%¤####
#¤%%«,,¨¨¨ itself that is becoming fluid), then ¨¨¨,,«%%¤#
####¤%^«,¨ your body, and finally your sense of ¨,«^%¤####
####¤%^«,¨ self. ¨,«^%¤####
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####¤%^«,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,«^%¤####
#¤¤%^^«,¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ¨¨,«^^%¤¤#
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####¤%^«,¨ «¤ «# «# «# «# ^¨ ^, ^« ^^ ^% ^¤ ^# ^# ¨,«^%¤####
#¤^^««,¨¨¨ ^# ^# %¨ %, %« %^ %% %¤ %# %# %# %# ¤¨ ¨¨¨,««^^¤#
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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. ¨,«^%¤####
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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. ¨,«^%¤####
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###%«¨¨¨¨¨ 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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##¤¤^««¨¨¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨¨¨««^¤¤##
#####¤^«,¨ ,, 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. %# ¨,«^%¤####
####¤%^«,¨ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ ¨,«^%¤####
#¤%^,¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨,«^%¤####
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