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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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¨¨¨¨¨.:*$¤ the deeper you descend, the stranger ¤$*:.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»:*$¤¤## the environment - first more ##¤¤$*:».¨
¨.»:*$¤¤¤¤ enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ¤¤¤¤$*:».¨
¨¨¨...»*$# and predatory, but pierce deeper and #$*»...¨¨¨
¨.»:*$¤### there will be more peculiar effects. ###¤$*:».¨
¨¨¨¨»:*¤¤# 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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¨.»:*$¤### eyes above ###¤$*:».¨
¨.»:*$¤### fading into silver flakes as they fall ###¤$*:».¨
¨¨¨¨»»*$¤# bubbles in drinks #¤$*»»¨¨¨¨
¨.»:*$¤¤¤# #¤¤¤$*:».¨
¨¨¨¨»:**$# drinks with a secret ingredient, that #$**:»¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨..:**¤ 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) ####¤*:».¨
¨¨¨¨..:$## pool toys and other such automatons. ##$:..¨¨¨¨
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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. *# #¤$*»¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»»»*$¤¤# #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #$ #¤¤$*»»».¨
¨.»:*$$¤¤¤ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¤¤¤$$*:».¨
¨¨¨..::$$# out. don't bite the other guests. #$$::..¨¨¨
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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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