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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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§¨¨¨¨§§¨§§ 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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