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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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@§§$:».,,, the deeper you descend, the stranger ,,,.»:$§§@
#@§§$:».,, the environment - first more ,,.»:$§§@#
##@§§$:»., enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ,.»:$§§@##
#@§§$:».,, and predatory, but pierce deeper and ,,.»:$§§@#
@§§$:».,,, there will be more peculiar effects. ,,,.»:$§§@
§§$:».,,,, your sense of space will seem to ,,,,.»:$§§
§$:».,,,,, distort (it's actually the spacetime ,,,,,.»:$§
$:».,,,,,, itself that is becoming fluid), then ,,,,,,.»:$
:».,,,,,,, your body, and finally your sense of ,,,,,,,.»:
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:».,,,,,,, eyes above ,,,,,,,.»:
$:».,,,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,,,.»:$
§$:».,,,,, bubbles in drinks ,,,,,.»:$§
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@§§$:».,,, drinks with a secret ingredient, that ,,,.»:$§§@
#@§§$:».,, makes you see the stars even when you ,,.»:$§§@#
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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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:».,,,,,,, :, it's in your eyes and it's in your ,: ,,,,,,,.»:
$:».,,,,,, $. mouth and your hands, their hands .$ ,,,,,,.»:$
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##@§§$:»., and if you're lucky, you'll never get ,.»:$§§@##
#@§§$:».,, out. don't bite the other guests. ,,.»:$§§@#
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§$:».,,,,, the deeper the floor goes, the more ,,,,,.»:$§
$:».,,,,,, expensive the drinks. this is not ,,,,,,.»:$
:».,,,,,,, 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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