...»»†††## ##†††»»...
.~»^†§#### ####§†^»~.
....~»†### ###†»~....
...~»^^§## ##§^^»~...
....~»^§## ##§^»~....
.~»»^^§§## 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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.~»^†§#### ###### ###### ######## ######## ####§†^»~.
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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. ####§†^»~.
.~»^†§#### ####§†^»~.
..~~»^†§## ##§†^»~~..
.....»^†§# #§†^».....
.~»^†§#### ####§†^»~.
.~»^†§#### ####§†^»~.