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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 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 ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
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¤,¤,¤,,¤,¤ DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
¤,¤,¤,¤¤,¤ MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ,¤,,¤,¤,¤,
¤,¤,¤,,¤,¤ CLOSE YOUR EYES. ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
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¤,¤,¤,,¤,¤ 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. ,¤,,¤,¤,¤,
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¤,¤,¤,¤¤,¤ 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) ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
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¤,¤,¤,,¤,¤ 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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