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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 ,^»;=%@@@@
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###@@%=;^, 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 ,^»;;==%%@
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@@@@%=;»^, THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ,^»;=%@@@@
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##@@%=;»^, 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. ,,^^^»=@@#
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@@@%=»»»^, 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) ,,,^»»;=@@
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@%=»»»,,,, 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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