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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†*
$*†-~¨¨¨¨¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨¨¨¨¨~-†*$
@$*†-~¨¨¨¨ itself that is becoming fluid), then ¨¨¨¨~-†*$@
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@$*†-~¨¨¨¨ the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ¨¨¨¨~-†*$@
$*†-~¨¨¨¨¨ eyes above ¨¨¨¨¨~-†*$
*†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ fading into silver flakes as they fall ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†*
†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ bubbles in drinks ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†
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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. -- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *~ 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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