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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. &,,,,,,,&,
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&,&&,,,&&, 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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,,&,,&,,,& .. .. .= .= .= .= .= .= .= .= .= .= .= &&,,,&&&,,
,,,&,,&,,& .= .% .% .§ .& .# .# .# =, =. == == =% &&&,,&,&&,
,,,,&,,&,, =§ =& =# =# =# =, =. == == =% =§ =& =# &,&&,,,&&&
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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. ,&,,,,&,&&
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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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