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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) ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 #@&§^==~,,
,~==^§&@## OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ##@&§^==~,
,,~==^§&@# #@&§^==~,,
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