§§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§§¨§§¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§§§§¨§§§¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§§¨§¨¨§§§§ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨§¨§¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨  -¨  -¨ -¨ §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§ -¨ -¨ -¨ -- -- --  -- -- --  -- -- -- -- §¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§ -- -- -~  -~ -~ -~  -~ -~ -~ -~ -/ -/ -/ §¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨ -/ -†  -† -§ -§ -@ -# -# ~¨ ~- ~~  ~/ ~† §¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
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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. §§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§