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