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¨&&¨¨&&&&¨ 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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&¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ¨¨&¨&&&&&&
¨&¨¨&&&&&& YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO &¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
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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. &&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨¨¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨&&&&&¨& 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. ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ &&¨&¨¨&¨&&
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¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&& == 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 :& ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨¨
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¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& &&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨&&¨&&&¨&¨ 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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