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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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§¨¨§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ .¨  .¨ .¨ .¨  .¨ .¨ §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
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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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