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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? ¨¨¨¨,«*†&§
#§&†*«,¨¨¨ CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ¨¨¨,«*†&§#
##§&†*«,¨¨ YEARS BEFORE. ¨¨,«*†&§##
###§&†*«,¨ ¨,«*†&§###
##§&†*«,¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SELF. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,«*†&
†*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*†
*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,, 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) ¨¨¨¨,«*†&§
&†*«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«*†&
†*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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