¨¨¨¨¨:~†*@ @*†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†* *†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~† †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†* *†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†*@ @*†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†*@# 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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¨:~†*@#@## ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ##@#@*†~:¨
¨¨:~†*@#@# ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### #@#@*†~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~†*@#@ #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### @#@*†~:¨¨¨
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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. @#@*†~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†*@# #@*†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†*@ @*†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†* *†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~† †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†* *†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨