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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 ####@*†«:.
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...:«†*@## 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 *†«:......
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.......... THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ..........
.......... EYES ABOVE ..........
.......... FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ..........
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.......:«† 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 ..........
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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. *¶ #@*†«:....
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..:«†*@### AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ###@*†«:..
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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 ..........
.......... OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ..........
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