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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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