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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.                                    $†\«.,,,,,
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,,.«\†$@¶# #,    #.    #«   #\   #†    #$   #@   #¶ #¶@$†\«.,,
,.«\†$@¶## 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. #¶@$†\«.,,
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