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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 §§§,,§,,§,
,,,§§§§§,§ 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 ,,,,,,§§§,
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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. ,,,§§,§,§§
§,§,§§§,§,                 (OR DO)                  §,,§,§§§§,
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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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