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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.                            ,§§§,§§,,,
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,§,§§,,,,, 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. §,,,,§,§§§
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,§§,§§,,§§ 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. §§,§,§,,§§
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,§§§,§,§,§ 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)                 §§§§,§,§,§
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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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