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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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,@,@,@,@,@ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. @,@@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO @,,@,@,@,@
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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. @,@@,@,@,@
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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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,@,@,@,@,@ @= MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND =@ @,,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ @$ YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. $@ @,@@,@,@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@ AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET @,@@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. @,,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ (OR DO) @,@@,@,@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@ 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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