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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. ¨.~†^§§###
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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 ¨.~†^§§###
###§§^†~.¨ 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. ¨.~†^§§###
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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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