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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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#@¤*§:~.,, AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ,,.~:§*¤@#
##@¤*§:~., THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ,.~:§*¤@##
#@¤*§:~.,, YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ,,.~:§*¤@#
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¤*§:~.,,,, FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ,,,,.~:§*¤
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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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*§:~.,,,,, .. 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 :¤ ,,.~:§*¤@#
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*§:~.,,,,, AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ,,,,,.~:§*
¤*§:~.,,,, OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ,,,,.~:§*¤
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#@¤*§:~.,, 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 ,,.~:§*¤@#
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