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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 @#§=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,**$## your body, and finally your sense of ##$**,,¨¨¨
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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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