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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 ¨¨.~;=@&¶#
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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. ¨¨.~;=@&¶#
¶&@=;~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~;=@&¶
&@=;~.¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;=
@=;~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~;=@
&@=;~.¨¨¨¨ 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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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.