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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 &&&&&¨¨¨¨¨
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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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&&&&¨¨¨¨¨& 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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