,,,^»\$%¶# #¶%$\»^,,,
,,,,^»\$%¶ ¶%$\»^,,,,
,,,,,^»\$% %$\»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»\$ $\»^,,,,,,
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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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