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#^^^»^.... OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ....^»^^^#
#^\\»^.... FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ....^»\\^#
##&\^..... PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? .....^\&##
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##@##^\»^. 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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#^^\\\\»^. 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 .^»\^&##@#
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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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##@##^\»^. 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 ^^ .^»\^&##@#
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###^^»»»^. #\ 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) ....»\\&&#
##@#&^\»^. .^»\^&#@##
@@##&^\»^. 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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