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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 ##££*^;=~,
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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. ##££*^;=~,
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,,,~=;^*££ 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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