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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 @@@@,,@,@@
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,,,@@@@,,@ THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. @@@@,,@,@,
,,@,,,@,@, EYES ABOVE ,,,@,@@@@,
,@@,,@@@@, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,@@@,,,@,
@,@,@,,,@@ BUBBLES IN DRINKS ,@,,@,,@@,
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,,,,@,@@@, 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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