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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&¨&&&¨&&
¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&&&
¨¨&&¨¨&&&¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, &&&&&&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨&& ,, ,, ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,; ,; ,; ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&&&&&&¨&¨¨ ,; ,% ,% ,% ,& ,¶ ,@ ,# «¨ «, «« «; «% ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨& «% «& «¶ «@ «# ;¨ ;, ;« ;; ;% ;% ;& ;¶ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&&& ;@ ;# %¨ %, %« %; %% %% %& %¶ %@ %# %¨ ¨¨¨&&¨&¨&¨
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ %, %« %; %% %% %& %¶ %@ %# &¨ &, &« &; ¨¨&¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨¨& &% &% && &¶ &@ ¶¨ ¶, ¶« ¶; ¶% ¶% ¶& ¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&&&¨¨&¨&¨ ¶¶ ¶@ ¶# @¨ @, @« @; @% @% @& @¶ @@ @# &¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&& #¨ #, #« #; #% #% #& #¶ &¨&&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨&¨¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ &&¨¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨ ¨&¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨ &&&¨&&&¨&&
¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨& ¨&¨&¨&¨&&&