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£*^;-.¨¨¨¨ prototype. did they know at the start? ¨¨¨¨.-;^*£
*^;-.¨¨¨¨¨ classified maps had gone missing some ¨¨¨¨¨.-;^*
^;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ years before. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;^
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the environment - first more ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and predatory, but pierce deeper and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;
^;-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ there will be more peculiar effects. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-;^
*^;-.¨¨¨¨¨ your sense of space will seem to ¨¨¨¨¨.-;^*
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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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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -- 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. ¨.-;^*£@##
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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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