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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. ,,,,§§,,,,
,,,,§§,,,,                                          §§§,,,,§§§
,§§,,,,§§§ ,#  ,# ,#  ,#  ,# ,#  ,#  ,#  ,#  ,#  ,# §§,,§§,,§,
,,,,§§,,§§ .. 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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