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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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¨,=†*%#### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ####%*†=,¨
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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. #%†,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=†*%#### ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ####%*†=,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨=*## == 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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