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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) #&&&§*;«~.
.~«;*§&@@# #@@&§*;«~.
.~«;*§&@@# 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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