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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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#@§*§~^... #. #^ #~ #= #§ #* #§ #@ ...^~§*§@#
@§*§~^.... 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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