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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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§§¨¨¨§§§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ¨§¨§§¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~¨ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~  ~~  ~~ §§§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨ ~~ ~~ ~«  ~«  ~« ~« ~« ~« ~« ~« ~/ ~/ ~/ ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨§§§§§§ ~/ ~§ ~§ ~$ ~§  ~@ ~@  ~# «¨ «~ «« «/ «§ ¨§¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ «$ «§ «@ «@  «# /¨ /~ /« // /§ /$  /§ /@ §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ /@ /# §¨ §~  §« §/ §§  §$ §§ §@ §@ §# $¨ ¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨
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¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§ @@ @@ @# @¨ @~ @«  @/  @§ @$ @§ @@ @@ @# §¨§§¨§¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ #¨   #~    #«   #/   #§    #$   #§    #@ §§¨§§§§¨¨§
§§§§§§§¨§§ 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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