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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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,~»^^==%%# 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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