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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 ¨¨¨¨~;;§¤#
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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. ¨¨¨¨~;^§¤¤
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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. ¨,~;^§#@##
#¤^^~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~^^¤#
##¤¤§^;~,¨ 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 ¨; ¨,~;^§¤¤¤#
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@¤¤^;;;~,¨ §~ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,;§¤
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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. ¨¨,,;^^¤##
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#@#¤§^;~,¨ someone buys you a drink, they are very ¨,~;^§¤#@#
#@#¤§^;~,¨ likely to take care of your needs in ¨,~;^§¤#@#
#@#¤§^;~,¨ other ways as well. ¨,~;^§¤#@#
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