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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 &¨&&¨&¨&&¨
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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. &¨&&¨&¨&&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨
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