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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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§,§,,,§,,§ 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 §§§§§§,§§,
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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 ^§ §,§,,§§§,§
,§,,,,,§§§ #§ 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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