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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 ,:«^*¤@@@#
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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 ,:«^*¤@@@#
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@@¤¤^^«,,, 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 ^@ ,,,,,,«*¤@
#@@@¤*^«:, @* you, their hearts, their bodies. *@ ,:«^*¤@@@#
@@@@¤*^«:, @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ @¤ ,:«^*¤@@@@
##@@¤*^«:, and if you're lucky, you'll never get ,:«^*¤@@##
@*«««:,,,, out. don't bite the other guests. ,,,,:«««*@
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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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