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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. #@¶§§%†,,,
,,,,†%§§¶@ @¶§§%†,,,,
,,,,,†%§§¶ ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ¶§§%†,,,,,
,,,,,,†%§§ ,, 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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