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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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##@#*§:~:, 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 ,,,,:~§**#
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#§:~:,,,,, your body, and finally your sense of ,,,,,:~:§#
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#*::::,,,, eyes above ,,,,::::*#
#@@#*§:~:, 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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##@@#*§:~, 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 :: ,,,,,::**#
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#@@#*§:~:, :, 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) ,:~:§*#@##
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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 ,,,,,,,~§#
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@*§~~:,,,, other ways as well. ,,,,:~~§*@
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