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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 ¨¨¨:«†*@@#
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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. ¨¨:«†*@@##
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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. *@ ¨:«†*@@###
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#@@*†«:¨¨¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨¨¨:«†*@@#
@@*†«:¨¨¨¨ out. don't bite the other guests. ¨¨¨¨:«†*@@
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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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