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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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.¤.¤....¤. ,. ,. ,. ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ¤...¤¤¤¤¤.
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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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