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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 ,,~*^¤¤¶@#
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#@¶¤¤^*~,, #, #, #~ #* #^ #¤ #¤ #¶ ,,~*^¤¤¶@#
#@¶¤¤^*~,, THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ,,~*^¤¤¶@#
¶¤^~,,,,,, EYES ABOVE ,,,,,,~^¤¶
@¶¤^*,,,,, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,,,,*^¤¶@
¶¶¶¤¤^*~,, BUBBLES IN DRINKS ,,~*^¤¤¶¶¶
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##@¶¤¤^*~, 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. ,,~*^¤¤¤¤¤
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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 *¤ ,,~*^¤¤¶@#
#@¶¤¤^*~,, ¶^ 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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