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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. ..~~~†*&##
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#***«..... 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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####&*†«~. THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. .~«†*&####
####&*†«~. EYES ABOVE .~«†*&####
#*†«...... FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ......«†*#
####&*†«~. BUBBLES IN DRINKS .~«†*&####
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####&*†«~. DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT .~«†*&####
####&*†«~. MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU .~«†*&####
##&†«..... CLOSE YOUR EYES. .....«†&##
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####&*†«~. 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. ..~~~~†&##
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####&*†«~. ~~ 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) ...~†*&&##
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####&*†«~. 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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