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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. ¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# ¨¨¨¨#¨###¨
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¨¨¨¨##¨¨#¨ the environment - first more ¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
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¨¨#####¨## 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 ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
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#¨##¨#¨##¨ 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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