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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 ¨¨,=**¤¤@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,=**¤
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ,, ¨¨¨¨,=**¤¤
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#@¤¤**=,¨¨ *¨ 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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