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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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##@@&*/~~, 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. ,~~/*&@@@@
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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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