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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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