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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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,,,,,,,,-= ,= ,† ,† ,* ,£ ,# ,# ,# -, -, -- -= -† =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -* -£ -# -# -# =, =, =- == =† =* =£ =# -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =# =# †, †, †- †= †† †* †£ †# †# †# *, =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=† *, *- *= *† ** *£ *# *# *# £, £, £- £= †=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=†* £† £* ££ £# £# £# #, #, #- #= #† #* #£ *†=-,,,,,,
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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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