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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 ##¤§*†«~..
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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 #¤§*†«~...
....~«†*§¤ 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. ##¤§*†«~..
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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 *†«~......
.....~«†*§ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. §*†«~.....
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