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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
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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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