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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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,,,,,,,~=@ ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, @=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=@¤ ,, ,, ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,= ,= ,= ¤@=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=@¤@ ,= ,* ,* ,@ ,¤ ,@ ,# ,# ~, ~, ~~ ~= ~* @¤@=~,,,,,
,,,,~=@¤@# ~@ ~¤ ~@ ~# ~# =, =, =~ == =* =@ =¤ =@ #@¤@=~,,,,
,,,~=@¤@## =# =# *, *, *~ *= ** *@ *¤ *@ *# *# @, ##@¤@=~,,,
,,~=@¤@### @, @~ @= @* @@ @¤ @@ @# @# ¤, ¤, ¤~ ¤= ###@¤@=~,,
,,,~=@¤@## ¤* ¤@ ¤¤ ¤@ ¤# ¤# @, @, @~ @= @* @@ @¤ ##@¤@=~,,,
,,,,~=@¤@# @@ @# @# #, #, #~ #= #* #@ #¤ #@ ## ## #@¤@=~,,,,
,,,,,~=@¤@ #, #, #~ #= #* #@ #¤ #@ @¤@=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=@¤ 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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