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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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