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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 ........-~
;~-....... .......-~;
=;~-...... 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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