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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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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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§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨ ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
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