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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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