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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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&.&&.&.&.& #. #- #» #† #$ #¤ #& #¶ .&.&&.&.&.
&..&.&.&.& 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. &&..&.&.&.
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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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