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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 §§@=;~,,,,
,-~~~~;=§@ SELF. @§=;~~~~-,
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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. #@@§@=;~-,
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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 ,; @@§§@=;~-,
,-~;=@§@@# =- 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) @§@===;~-,
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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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