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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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###¶@†*~,, 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 ,, ,,~*†@&¶##
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##¶&@†*~,, *, 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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#&&&@†*~,, 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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