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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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¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§ ~% ~§ ~¶ ~@ ~# ^¨ ^,  ^~ ^^ ^*  ^% ^§ ^¶ ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§¨¨ ^@ ^# *¨  *, *~ *^ ** *%  *§ *¶ *@ *# %¨ ¨§§§¨§§§¨¨
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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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§§¨§§¨¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§¨¨¨§¨§
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