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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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