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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. ,,~†*£@@##
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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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§§**††~,,, 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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#@@§£*†~,, ,, 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 ~£ ,,~†*£§@@#
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##@@§£*~,, @* 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. ,,~†*£§@@@
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#@@§£*†~,, the deeper the floor goes, the more ,,~†*£§@@#
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@§££*~~,,, 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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