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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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨