§§¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§ 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. §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§
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