,,,^~;*&#¶ ¶#&*;~^,,,
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,,,,,^~;*& &*;~^,,,,,
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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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