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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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