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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 ¨:~^*&@@##
@&*~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~*&@
@@*^::¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨:~^*&@@##
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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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