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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. ,,,,§,,§§,
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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. ,,,,,§,,,,
,§,,§§§§,,                                          §§§§,,,§§,
,,,,,§§,,, 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)                 §,,,,§§§§§
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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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