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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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¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ 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. %@ ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
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§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ out. don't bite the other guests. ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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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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