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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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&&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨