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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 #£§**^^-~,
,~-^*$§£## bubbles in drinks ##£§$*^-~,
,~-^*$£### ###£$*^-~,
,~-^*$§£## drinks with a secret ingredient, that ##£§$*^-~,
,~-^*$$$££ makes you see the stars even when you ££$$$*^-~,
,~-^*$§£## close your eyes. ##£§$*^-~,
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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 §*-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-^$§ are offered by (overly flirty) §$^-~,,,,,
,~-^*$§£## pool toys and other such automatons. ##£§$*^-~,
,~-^*$§£## ##£§$*^-~,
,,,,~---*§ 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. *£ ###§$*^-~,
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,,,,~^$$§# and if you're lucky, you'll never get #§$$^~,,,,
,~-^*$§£## out. don't bite the other guests. ##£§$*^-~,
,,,,~--*§§ (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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