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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. &$$^~,,,,,
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,,,,~~~*&& the deeper you descend, the stranger &&*~~~,,,,
,.~^*$&### the environment - first more ###&$*^~.,
,.~^*$£### enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ###£$*^~.,
,.~^^^*&&£ and predatory, but pierce deeper and £&&*^^^~.,
,.~*$&£### there will be more peculiar effects. ###£&$*~.,
,.~^^^^*$& your sense of space will seem to &$*^^^^~.,
,.~^^**&££ distort (it's actually the spacetime ££&**^^~.,
,.~^*$&£££ itself that is becoming fluid), then £££&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## your body, and finally your sense of ##£&$*^~.,
,.~~~^*$&£ self. £&$*^~~~.,
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,.~*$&£### the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ###£&$*~.,
,.~^*$&£## eyes above ##£&$*^~.,
,,,,...^$& fading into silver flakes as they fall &$^...,,,,
,.~^*$&£## bubbles in drinks ##£&$*^~.,
,,,,.~*$&& &&$*~.,,,,
,.~^*$&£## drinks with a secret ingredient, that ##£&$*^~.,
,,,,,..^*& makes you see the stars even when you &*^..,,,,,
,.~^*$&£## close your eyes. ##£&$*^~.,
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,.~^*$&£## at these deeper levels it can be hard ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## to remember who and where you are ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## (were). normal staff is as transformed ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## as guests. instead, care and protection ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## are offered by (overly flirty) ##£&$*^~.,
,,..~~*$&& pool toys and other such automatons. &&$*~~..,,
,.~~~**$$& &$$**~~~.,
,.~^^**&&& if you stay above absolute madness, &&&**^^~.,
,.~^*$&£## there is some sort of control to be ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&&&£ had. you could slip into your ideal dog £&&&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## body there, explore that. you could ##£&$*^~.,
,,,,,~*&&& drink poisonous ambrosia and not be &&&*~,,,,,
,,,,,.~^*& burned away. you could explore &*^~.,,,,,
,.~^*$&£## territories just as mapless as those ##£&$*^~.,
,..~~^*&&£ closer to the core, but with a chance £&&*^~~..,
,,,,,,~**& of finding your way back. &**~,,,,,,
,.~^*$&£## ##£&$*^~.,
,.~^*$&£## ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ##£&$*^~.,
,,,,,,~*&£ .. the honey is a trap and there's a .. £&*~,,,,,,
,,,,.^$$£# ~~ 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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