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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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