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.~«\*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*\«~.
.~«\*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*\«~.
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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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.~«\*%&#@# ## #@ ##  @. @~ @« @\ @*  @% @& @# @@ @# #@#&%*\«~.
.~«\*%&#@# #.   #~    #«   #\    #*    #%   #&   ## #@#&%*\«~.
.~«\*%%&## 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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