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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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