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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 ,^«=**&###
#&&&**=«^, ,^«=**&&&#
#*****=«^, 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. ,,,,««**&#
###&**=«^, ,^«=**&###
###&**=«^, 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) ,,,^^^=*&&
###&**=«^, ,^«=**&###
##**«,,,,, 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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