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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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##@&&$\~^. ######## ######## ######## ######## .^~\$&&@##
#@&&$\~^.. ######## ######## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ..^~\$&&@#
@&&$\~^... ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ...^~\$&&@
#@&&$\~^.. ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ...... ...... ...... ..^~\$&&@#
##@&&$\~^. ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... .^~\$&&@##
#@&&$\~^.. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..^~\$&&@#
@&&$\~^... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...^~\$&&@
#@&&$\~^.. ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..^~\$&&@#
##@&&$\~^. ...... ...... ...... ^. ^. ^. ^. ^. ^. .^~\$&&@##
#@&&$\~^.. ^. ^. ^. ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ..^~\$&&@#
@&&$\~^... ^^ ^^ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^\ ^\ ^\ ...^~\$&&@
#@&&$\~^.. ^\ ^$ ^$ ^& ^& ^@ ^# ^# ~. ~^ ~~ ~\ ~$ ..^~\$&&@#
##@&&$\~^. ~& ~& ~@ ~# ~# \. \^ \~ \\ \$ \& \& \@ .^~\$&&@##
#@&&$\~^.. \# \# $. $^ $~ $\ $$ $& $& $@ $# $# &. ..^~\$&&@#
@&&$\~^... &^ &~ &\ &$ && && &@ &# &# &. &^ &~ &\ ...^~\$&&@
#@&&$\~^.. &$ && && &@ &# &# @. @^ @~ @\ @$ @& @& ..^~\$&&@#
##@&&$\~^. @@ @# @# #. #^ #~ #\ #$ #& #& #@ ## ## .^~\$&&@##
#@&&$\~^.. #. #^ #~ #\ #$ #& #& #@ ..^~\$&&@#
@&&$\~^... THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ...^~\$&&@
#@&&$\~^.. 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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