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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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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§§§§§§¨§§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨§§§¨§§§§§
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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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