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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 @,,,,@@,,@
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,,,,,@,,@@ 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 @@,,@@,,,,
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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. ,,,,,@@,,,
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,@@@@@,,@@ 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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