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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. @&$*;~.,,,
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,,.~;*$&@# .; .* .* .$ .& .@ .# .# ~, ~. ~~ ~; ~* #@&$*;~.,,
,.~;*$&@## ~$ ~& ~@ ~# ~# ;, ;. ;~ ;; ;* ;$ ;& ;@ ##@&$*;~.,
,,.~;*$&@# ;# ;# *, *. *~ *; ** *$ *& *@ *# *# $, #@&$*;~.,,
,,,.~;*$&@ $. $~ $; $* $$ $& $@ $# $# &, &. &~ &; @&$*;~.,,,
,,,,.~;*$& &* &$ && &@ @, @. @~ @; @* @$ @& &$*;~.,,,,
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,,,,,,.~;* #, #. #~ #; #* #$ #& #@ *;~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~; 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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