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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. ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨