,.~^^†%&&# #&&%†^^~.,
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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 &&†^^..,,,
,.~^†%&@@@ SELF. @@@&%†^~.,
,.~^†%&@## ##@&%†^~.,
,.~^†%&@## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### ##@&%†^~.,
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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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,.~^†%&@@# #@@&%†^~.,