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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«**
*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*
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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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