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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. .~»\†††*¤¤
##@¤*†\»~. .~»\†*¤@##
#@@¤*†\»~. 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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