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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 ,,,,,-~;**
¤**;~-,,,, YOUR BODY, AND FINALLY YOUR SENSE OF ,,,,-~;**¤
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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. ,,,,-~;**¤
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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. ,,,,,-~;**
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;~-,,,,,,, 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) ,,,,-~;**¤
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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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