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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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¨¤¤¨¨¨¤¨¨¤ 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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¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¤ &. &« &^ &^ && &¤ &@ ¤¨ ¤. ¤« ¤^ ¤¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨ ¤^ ¤& ¤¤ ¤@ ¤# ¤# @¨ @. @« @^ @^ @& @¤ ¤¤¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨
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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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