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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. ¨.~†§%@###
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#@%§†~.¨¨¨ 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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