¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨ 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.                                    §§§¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨¨§ # #  # # # #  # #  # # # # # # ##### ### ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨ ### ### ###  ### ###  ### ###  ##### ### §§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§§§ ###  ### #####  #####  ##### ##### ##### ¨§§¨¨§§§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ #### ####  #### #### #### #### #### #### §¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§ ######  ######   ######   ######  ###### §§§§§¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨¨¨§¨ ######  ######  ######   ######   ###### ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨§§§ ######    ######    ########    ######## ¨¨¨§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨ ########  ########   ########   ######## ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§§§§¨¨§ ########  ########   ########   ######## ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§ ########   ########   ------------------ §¨§¨§§¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§§¨¨ ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  ---- ---- ---- §§§§¨§§¨¨§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨¨ ----  ----  ----  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨§¨§§§§§§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨§§§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -¨  -¨ §§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ -¨ -¨ -¨ -- --  -- -- -- -- -- -- --  -- ¨§§§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§§§§§¨¨ --  -- -« -« -« -«  -« -« -« -« -/ -/ -/ §¨¨§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ -/ -* -*  -% -§ -¶ -# -# «¨ «- ««  «/ «* §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ «% «§  «¶ «# «# /¨ /- /« // /*  /% /§ /¶ §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨§¨§ /# /# *¨  *- *« */ ** *% *§ *¶  *# *# %¨ ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§§ %- %« %/ %* %% %§ %¶ %# %#  §¨ §- §«  §/ ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ §* §% §§  §¶ §# §#  ¶¨ ¶- ¶« ¶/ ¶* ¶% ¶§ §¨§¨§§§§§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§ ¶¶ ¶# ¶#  #¨ #- #«  #/ #* #% #§ #¶ ## ## §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§ #¨   #-   #«   #/    #*    #%   #§    #¶ ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§§§§§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨§§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨§¨¨§§¨¨