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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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£@$$^«,¨¨¨ the environment - first more ¨¨¨,«^$$@£
#£@$$^«,¨¨ enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ¨¨,«^$$@£#
##£@$$^«,¨ and predatory, but pierce deeper and ¨,«^$$@£##
#£@$$^«,¨¨ there will be more peculiar effects. ¨¨,«^$$@£#
£@$$^«,¨¨¨ your sense of space will seem to ¨¨¨,«^$$@£
@$$^«,¨¨¨¨ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¨¨¨¨,«^$$@
$$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ itself that is becoming fluid), then ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$$
$^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ your body, and finally your sense of ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^$
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$^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ eyes above ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^$
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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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$$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ to remember who and where you are ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$$
$^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ (were). normal staff is as transformed ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^$
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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$$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ $, mouth and your hands, their hands ,$ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$$
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^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @^ 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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