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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? .,~~//%&&¤
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##@@&%/~,. 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 .,~/%&@@##
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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. .,~/%&¤@@#
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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) ..,,,~~%¤@
#@@¤&%/~,. .,~/%&¤@@#
@@¤&%%/~,. 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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