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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 ,,~~~^%%¤@
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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. ,,,,^^§§¤#
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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) ,,~^%§§¤¤@
##@¤§%^~,, ,,~^%§¤@##
¤%~,,,,,,, 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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