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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 ¨¨:«/†@¤##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/
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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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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :: 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) ¨¨¨:«/†@¤#
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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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