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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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;»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ######## ######## ------------------ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»;
»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ---- ---- ---- ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
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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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