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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨§ ¨# ¨# ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨# ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~ 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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¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨§