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###¶#@*»^, 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 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 ,^»^*@#¶##
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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. ,,,,,,»»*#
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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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#*^»,,,,,, 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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