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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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§§¨§§¨¨§¨§ 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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¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨§§§§