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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 @¤¤¤/~,,,,
,~»/$¤§§@@ AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND @@§§¤$/»~,
,~»/$¤§§§§ THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. §§§§¤$/»~,
,~»/$¤§§§@ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO @§§§¤$/»~,
,~»/$¤§@@# DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME #@@§¤$/»~,
,~»/$¤§@@# ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN #@@§¤$/»~,
,~»/$¤§@@# YOUR BODY, AND FINALLY YOUR SENSE OF #@@§¤$/»~,
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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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