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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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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ¨§§§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§§§§§¨¨ -- -- -« -« -« -« -« -« -« -« -/ -/ -/ §¨¨§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ -/ -* -* -% -§ -¶ -# -# «¨ «- «« «/ «* §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
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§§¨¨¨§¨§¨§ /# /# *¨ *- *« */ ** *% *§ *¶ *# *# %¨ ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
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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) §§¨§§§¨§¨§
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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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