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¶¶¶@%†/»,, THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ,,»/†%@¶¶¶
#¶%%/,,,,, OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ,,,,,/%%¶#
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#@%††/,,,, PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ,,,,/††%@#
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@††/,,,,,, YEARS BEFORE. ,,,,,,/††@
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¶%%†/,,,,, THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE ,,,,,/†%%¶
¶¶%†//»,,, ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ,,,»//†%¶¶
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##¶@%†/»,, THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ,,»/†%@¶##
##¶@%†/»,, YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ,,»/†%@¶##
##¶@%†/»,, DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ,,»/†%@¶##
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#¶¶@%†/»,, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,»/†%@¶¶#
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##¶@%†/»,, MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ,,»/†%@¶##
¶@†»»,,,,, CLOSE YOUR EYES. ,,,,,»»†@¶
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###@%†/»,, 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. ,,,,,,,/†@
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##¶@%†/»,, 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. ,,»/†%@¶##
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##¶@%†/»,, ,, 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 »% ,,»/†%@¶##
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##¶@%†/»,, AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ,,»/†%@¶##
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###¶@%†»,, 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 ,,»/†%@¶##
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