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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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,.»^*$## THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ###&$*^».,
,.»^*$#### THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE ####$*^».,
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,,,»»**& AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND #&&**»»,,,
,.»^*$## THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ###&$*^».,
,.»^*$## YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ###&$*^».,
,,,,,,»*$& DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME &$*»,,,,,,
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,.»^*$## YOUR BODY, AND FINALLY YOUR SENSE OF ###&$*^».,
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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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,.»^*$$$&& DRINKS WITH A SECRET INGREDIENT, THAT &&$$$*^».,
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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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,,,,.^$$## AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET ##$$^.,,,,
,.»^*$## OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ###&$*^».,
,.»^*$## (OR DO) ###&$*^».,
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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 #&&*»,,,,,
,.»^*$## LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ###&$*^».,
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