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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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