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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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§§¨¨¨§¨§§§ ~§ ~§  ~¶ ~# ~# \¨ \,  \~ \\ \* \§ \§ \¶ §§¨§¨§§§§¨
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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. ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§§§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨§¨¨
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