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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 ......^~/*
/~^....... 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 ......^~/*
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*/~^...... 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. ...^~/*¤#@
#¤*/~^.... ....^~/*¤#
¤*/~^..... 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 ^^ ....^~/*¤#
¤*/~^..... ~~ 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) ..^~/*¤#@#
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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 ....^~/*¤#
@#¤*/~^... LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ...^~/*¤#@
#@#¤*/~^.. OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ..^~/*¤#@#
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