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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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¨¨-«^^&&£@ «& «& «£ «@ «# ^¨ ^- ^« ^^ ^^ ^& ^& ^£ @£&&^^«-¨¨
¨¨¨-«^^&&£ ^@ ^# ^¨ ^- ^« ^^ ^^ ^& ^& ^£ ^@ ^# &¨ £&&^^«-¨¨¨
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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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