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¨^»***¤### of an undocumented research site. each ###¤***»^¨
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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 ¤****»¨¨¨¨
¨^»***¤### 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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¨^»***¤### the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ###¤***»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^**¤ 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. ##*****»^¨
¨¨¨¨»**¤## ##¤**»¨¨¨¨
¨^»***¤### 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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¨^»***¤### ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ###¤***»^¨
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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. *# ¤*****^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^****¤ #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* ¤****^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»**¤ 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. ###¤***»^¨
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¨^»****¤¤¤ someone buys you a drink, they are very ¤¤¤****»^¨
¨^»***¤### likely to take care of your needs in ###¤***»^¨
¨¨¨^»»*¤¤¤ other ways as well. ¤¤¤*»»^¨¨¨
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