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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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