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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 $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, YOUR BODY, AND FINALLY YOUR SENSE OF ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~/$& #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### &$/~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~/ ,/ ,$ ,$ ,& ,¤ ,@ ,# ,# ~, ~, ~~ ~/ ~$ /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ ~& ~¤ ~@ ~# ~# /, /, /~ // /$ /& /¤ /@ $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$& /# /# $, $, $~ $/ $$ $& $¤ $@ $# $# &, &$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/$&¤ &, &~ &/ &$ && &¤ &@ ¤, ¤, ¤~ ¤/ ¤&$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$&¤@ ¤$ ¤& ¤¤ ¤@ ¤# ¤# @, @, @~ @/ @$ @& @¤ @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,~/$&¤@# @@ @# @# #, #, #~ #/ #$ #& #¤ #@ ## ## #@¤&$/~,,,
,,~/$&¤@## #, #, #~ #/ #$ #& #¤ #@ ##@¤&$/~,,
,,,~/$&¤@# THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. #@¤&$/~,,,
,,,,~/$&¤@ EYES ABOVE @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$&¤ FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ¤&$/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$& BUBBLES IN DRINKS &$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CLOSE YOUR EYES. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$& ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) &$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/$&¤ POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. ¤&$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$&¤@ @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,~/$&¤@# 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. $@ @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,~/$&¤@# #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #& #@¤&$/~,,,
,,~/$&¤@## AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ##@¤&$/~,,
,,,~/$&¤@# OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. #@¤&$/~,,,
,,,,~/$&¤@ (OR DO) @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$&¤ ¤&$/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$& THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE &$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$& &$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/$&¤ ¤&$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$&¤@ @¤&$/~,,,,
,,,~/$&¤@# #@¤&$/~,,,