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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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,-=;^&@### #, #- #= #; #^ #& #@ ## ###@&^;=-,
,--==^^@## 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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