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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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