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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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