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&%~,,,.... THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ....,,,~%&
##@&*%^~,. 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 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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@&&%^^~,,. THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. .,,~^^%&&@
##@&*%^~,. 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. ...,~~%%&&
##@&*%^~,. .,~^%*&@##
##@&*%^~,. 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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###@&%^~,. ,, 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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