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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 ,,,,,,,,,^
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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. ,,,,^~:*&£
££&*:~^,,, ,,,^~:*&££
#££&*:~^,, 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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