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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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