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,^«=%$&@@@ THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP @@@&$%=«^,
,,,,^«%$&& OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH &&$%«^,,,,
,,,,,,^=%& FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP &%=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=$& PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? &$=^,,,,,,
,^«=%$&@@@ CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME @@@&$%=«^,
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,^=%$&@@## AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ##@@&$%=^,
,^«=%$&@@# THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. #@@&$%=«^,
,^«=%$&@@# YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO #@@&$%=«^,
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,^«=%$&@@@ BUBBLES IN DRINKS @@@&$%=«^,
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,,,,,,««%& 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) @@&%==^,,,
,,,,^=%$@@ POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. @@$%=^,,,,
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,,,^««%$&@ THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE @&$%««^,,,
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,,,,^^«%$@ DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE @$%«^^,,,,
,^«=%$&@@# BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE #@@&$%=«^,
,^«=%$&@## TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ##@&$%=«^,
,,^««==$&@ CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE @&$==««^,,
,^«=%$&@@# OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. #@@&$%=«^,
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,,,,,«%%$& =, IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ,= &$%%«,,,,,
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,^«=%$&@@# EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT #@@&$%=«^,
,^«=%$&@@# COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE #@@&$%=«^,
,^«=%$&@@@ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT @@@&$%=«^,
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,^«=%$&@@# LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN #@@&$%=«^,
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