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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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