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@¤&**--... Of An Undocumented Research Site. Each ...--**&¤@
#@¤&**--.. Floor Closer To The Collapsed Warp ..--**&¤@#
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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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**--...... 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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&**--..... 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 .....--**&
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