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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. §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§§§
§§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨