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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¤¤§:«:¨¨¨¨ 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 :¤ ¨¨¨:«:§¤¤#
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###¤¤§:«:¨ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ #¤ ¨:«:§¤¤###
##¤¤§:«:¨¨ 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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