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¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
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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. ¨§§¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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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)                 ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨ 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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¨§§§§§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§