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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 ##&§%*-^¨¨
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¨¨^-*%§&## and predatory, but pierce deeper and ##&§%*-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-*%§&# there will be more peculiar effects. #&§%*-^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- self. -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-* 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. ###&§%*-^¨
¨¨^-*%§&## ##&§%*-^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^-*%§& 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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¨¨¨¨^-*%§& had. you could slip into your ideal dog &§%*-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-*%§&# body there, explore that. you could #&§%*-^¨¨¨
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¨^-*%§&### 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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¨¨¨¨^-*%§& &* mind and the minds of those around *& &§%*-^¨¨¨¨
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¨^-*%§&### and if you're lucky, you'll never get ###&§%*-^¨
¨¨^-*%§&## out. don't bite the other guests. ##&§%*-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-*%§&# (or do) #&§%*-^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^-*% 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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