¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§§¨§§¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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§¨¨¨§§§¨§¨ =#  =# =¨ =: =- == == =¤ =§ =@  =# =# ¤¨ §§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§ ¤: ¤- ¤= ¤= ¤¤ ¤§  ¤@ ¤#  ¤# §¨ §: §- §= §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§§¨§§¨§¨¨ §= §¤ §§ §@  §# §# @¨  @: @- @= @= @¤ @§ §§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨ @@  @# @# #¨ #:  #- #= #= #¤ #§ #@ ## ## §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ #¨   #:   #-    #=    #=   #¤   #§    #@ §§§§¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§§§¨§¨§ 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. ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§§§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨