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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 .&..&.&&..
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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. .&.&&..&.&
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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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