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¨¨¨~«*=*¤@ OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH @¤*=*«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«*=*¤ FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ¤*=*«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«*=* PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? *=*«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*= CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME =*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«* YEARS BEFORE. *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*= ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ =*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«* ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¤*=*«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«*=*¤@ @¤*=*«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«*=*¤@# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# #@¤*=*«~¨¨
¨~«*=*¤@## ~~ 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. =@ *«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* #* «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (OR DO) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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