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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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,,,,,~=;§& #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### &§;=~,,,,,
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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 ##&§;=~,,,
,,~=;§## ###&§;=~,,
,~=;§### 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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