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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. ..........
:......... .........:
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;«:....... :: 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 ;@ ..:«;§$@##
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#@$§;«:... 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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