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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. ,~^§&&#@##
#@#&&§^~,, ,,~^§&&#@#
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