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&&&$$$\~., prototype. did they know at the start? ,.~\$$$&&&
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@@@&@$\~., years before. ,.~\$@&@@@
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&@\~.,,,,, the environment - first more ,,,,,.~\@&
@@@&@$\~., 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 ,,,,,.\\$&
&&$$$\\~., itself that is becoming fluid), then ,.~\\$$$&&
##@@&@$\~, your body, and finally your sense of ,~\$@&@@##
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&@$\.,,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,,.\$@&
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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 ,.~\$@&&&@
@@$$~~~,,, territories just as mapless as those ,,,~~~$$@@
&$$~,,,,,, closer to the core, but with a chance ,,,,,,~$$&
@@@&@$\~., of finding your way back. ,.~\$@&@@@
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@&&@@$\~., ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,.~\$@@&&@
#@@&@$\~., .. the honey is a trap and there's a .. ,.~\$@&@@#
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@@@@@$\~., \, 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 ,.~\$@&@@#
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#@@&@$\~., (or do) ,.~\$@&@@#
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#@@&@$\~., 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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