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