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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. ¨^-:*%&###
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###&%*:-^¨ 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. ¨^-:*%&###
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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. ¨¨^-:*%&##
###&%*:-^¨ ¨^-:*%&###
##&%*:-^¨¨ 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. ¨¨^-:*%&##
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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 -% ¨^-:*%&###
##&%*:-^¨¨ &: 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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