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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 ~:........
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......:~:* THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. *:~:......
.......:~: EYES ABOVE :~:.......
........:~ 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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..:~:**&@# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# #@&**:~:..
.:~:**&@## :: 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. ~:........
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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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