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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 §§§,,,§,,§
§,§,§§,§§, 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 ,,,,,,,§§§
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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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