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#¨#¨¨¨¨##¨ floor closer to the collapsed warp ¨#¨#¨#¨¨##
¨###¨¨¨#¨# prototype. did they know at the start? ¨######¨#¨
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###¨##¨#¨¨ years before. ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ there will be more peculiar effects. ##¨#¨##¨##
¨#¨¨###¨#¨ your sense of space will seem to ¨¨####¨##¨
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¨¨¨#¨#¨### 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 ¨#¨#¨¨###¨
¨######¨## 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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####¨¨#¨¨¨ == 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. #¨¨¨#¨¨###
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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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