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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. §¨¨¨§¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§§¨¨ ¨# ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨# ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨# §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨§¨¨ -- 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. ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨