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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 ¨¨&&&&¨&¨¨
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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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