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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 ~~........
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......~~†* 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. ¶¤$*†~~...
..~~†*$¤¶@ @¶¤$*†~~..
.~~†*$¤¶@# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# .# #@¶¤$*†~~.
..~~†*$¤¶@ ~~ 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. †~~.......
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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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