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«.,,,,,,,, of an undocumented research site. each ,,,,,,,,.«
\«.,,,,,,, floor closer to the collapsed warp ,,,,,,,.«\
*\«.,,,,,, prototype. did they know at the start? ,,,,,,.«\*
$*\«.,,,,, classified maps had gone missing some ,,,,,.«\*$
@$*\«.,,,, years before. ,,,,.«\*$@
#@$*\«.,,, ,,,.«\*$@#
##@$*\«.,, the deeper you descend, the stranger ,,.«\*$@##
###@$*\«., the environment - first more ,.«\*$@###
##@$*\«.,, enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ,,.«\*$@##
#@$*\«.,,, and predatory, but pierce deeper and ,,,.«\*$@#
@$*\«.,,,, there will be more peculiar effects. ,,,,.«\*$@
$*\«.,,,,, your sense of space will seem to ,,,,,.«\*$
*\«.,,,,,, distort (it's actually the spacetime ,,,,,,.«\*
\«.,,,,,,, itself that is becoming fluid), then ,,,,,,,.«\
«.,,,,,,,, your body, and finally your sense of ,,,,,,,,.«
\«.,,,,,,, self. ,,,,,,,.«\
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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. *¶ ,,.«\*$@##
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##@$*\«.,, and if you're lucky, you'll never get ,,.«\*$@##
#@$*\«.,,, out. don't bite the other guests. ,,,.«\*$@#
@$*\«.,,,, (or do) ,,,,.«\*$@
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*\«.,,,,,, 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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