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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 ....@@....
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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 .@@..@@@@@
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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. @@@....@@.
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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. ....@@..@@
@....@@... @@@......@
..@@....@@ 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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