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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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