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¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨
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¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
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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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