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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 &.&..&.&.&
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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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&.&.&.&.&. 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. &.&.&&.&..
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&.&.&.&.&. 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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&.&.&.&.&. -- 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. &.&.&&.&..
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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. &.&..&.&.&
&.&.&.&.&. 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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