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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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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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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ¤. ¤» ¤: ¤§ ¤¤ ¤§ ¤¶ ¤# ¤# §¨ §. §» §: ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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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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