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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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