*;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;*
;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;
=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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