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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§§§
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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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§¨§§¨¨¨§§§ #¨   #,   #«   #*    #†    #$   #§    #@ ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§ 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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