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@%§=~:.... THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ....:~=§%@
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#@%§=~:... THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ...:~=§%@#
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#@%§=~:... 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 ..:~=§%@##
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#@%§=~:... 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. ..:~=§%@##
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@%§=~:.... IF YOU STAY ABOVE ABSOLUTE MADNESS, ....:~=§%@
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##@%§=~:.. HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ..:~=§%@##
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##@%§=~:.. 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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###@%§=~:. %~ IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR ~% .:~=§%@###
##@%§=~:.. §= MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND =§ ..:~=§%@##
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@%§=~:.... #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% ....:~=§%@
#@%§=~:... AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ...:~=§%@#
##@%§=~:.. OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ..:~=§%@##
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#@%§=~:... THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE ...:~=§%@#
@%§=~:.... EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ....:~=§%@
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###@%§=~:. 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 ....:~=§%@
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