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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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##@&%$:~-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ ¨-~:$%&@##
&$:--¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ¨¨¨¨¨--:$&
&$:-¨¨¨¨¨¨ -- -- -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -: -: -: ¨¨¨¨¨¨-:$&
#@@&%$:~-¨ -: -$ -$ -% -& -@ -@ -# ~¨ ~- ~~ ~: ~$ ¨-~:$%&@@#
#@@&%$:~-¨ ~% ~& ~@ ~@ ~# :¨ :- :~ :: :$ :% :& :@ ¨-~:$%&@@#
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##@&%$:~-¨ &$ &% && &@ &@ &# @¨ @- @~ @: @$ @% @& ¨-~:$%&@##
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##@@&$:~-¨ 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 -- ¨¨---:::%&
##@@&%$~-¨ ~~ sting, a sting, a sting. ~~ ¨-~$%&@@##
&%$$~~~¨¨¨ :¨ it's in your eyes and it's in your ¨: ¨¨¨~~~$$%&
#@@&%$:~-¨ $- mouth and your hands, their hands -$ ¨-~:$%&@@#
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#@@&%$:~-¨ &: mind and the minds of those around :& ¨-~:$%&@@#
@@&%$~¨¨¨¨ @$ you, their hearts, their bodies. $@ ¨¨¨¨~$%&@@
#@@&%$:~-¨ @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% @% ¨-~:$%&@@#
&$~--¨¨¨¨¨ and if you're lucky, you'll never get ¨¨¨¨¨--~$&
@@@&%$:~-¨ out. don't bite the other guests. ¨-~:$%&@@@
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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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