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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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§§§§§§§§¨¨ §† §% §§  §#  §# §# #¨ #^ #~ #^ #† #% #§ §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
§§§§§§§¨¨§ ## ## ## #¨ #^ #~ #^  #† #% #§  ## ## ## ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨ #¨    #^   #~    #^   #†    #%   #§   ## ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§¨ 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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