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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. #@&%*†~^..
.^~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~^.
..^~†*%&@# 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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