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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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