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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. ...¤¤..¤¤¤
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