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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~† ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ #%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%#@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ @#%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%#@# -¨ -¨ -¨ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- #@#%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%#@## -- -- -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -† -† -† ##@#%†~-¨¨
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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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