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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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,,^«:=£&@# 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) ##@&£=:«^,
,,^«:=£&@# #@&£=:«^,,
,^«:=£&@## 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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