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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. ,,~=^*¤¤##
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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. ,~=^*¤¤###
##¤¤*^=~,, ,,~=^*¤¤##
#¤¤*^=~,,, ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,,,~=^*¤¤#
¤¤*^=~,,,, ~~ 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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