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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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¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨ ~% ~§ ~#  ~# ~# ;¨ ;, ;~ ;; ;% ;%  ;§ ;# ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
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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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¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨§