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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 ,,,,@@@@@,
,,@,,,,,,@ 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. @,,,,,,@@,
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@,,@@@,,,, 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)                 @@@@@,,@@@
,,,@@@@@,,                                          @@@@,,,,@,
@@,,@@@,,@ 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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