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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. ,,»*^@####
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####@^*»,, 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 ,,»*^@####
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####@^*»,, THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ,,»*^@####
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####@^*»,, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,»*^@####
####@^*»,, BUBBLES IN DRINKS ,,»*^@####
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#@^*,,,,,, 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. ,,»*^@####
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##@@@^*»,, 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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#^»»»,,,,, »» 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) ,,»*^@####
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####@^*»,, 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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