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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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#@#§%^~-,, -- -- -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -^ -^ -^ ,,-~^%§#@#
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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) ,,,-~^%§#@
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##@#§%^~-, 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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