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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 DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ####&*=-,,
,,-=*### 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 ####&*=-,,
,,-=*### DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ####&*=-,,
,,-=*### ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN ####&*=-,,
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,,-===*### THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ###*===-,,
,,-=*### EYES ABOVE ####&*=-,,
,,----=& FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL #&&=----,,
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,,-=*### DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT ####&*=-,,
,,,,-=** MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU #&**=-,,,,
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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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,,-=*### 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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