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§§§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
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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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§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§