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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. .~»^=§§¶##
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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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