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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 ##£::»,,,,
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,~»:%£@### 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. ##@@£%:»~,
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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) ###@£%:»~,
,~»:%£@### ###@£%:»~,
,~»:%£@### 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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