,,,,^^^$$# #$$^^^,,,,
,,,,,,^^*# #*^^,,,,,,
,^-^****$# #$****^-^,
,,,,,^-^$# #$^-^,,,,,
,^-^*$#@@# #@@#$*^-^,
,^-^*$#@@@ THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP @@@#$*^-^,
,^-^***#@@ 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 @@$$*^-,,,
,^-^*$#@@@ OTHER WAYS AS WELL. @@@#$*^-^,
,^-^*$#@@# #@@#$*^-^,
,^-^*$#@@# #@@#$*^-^,
,^-^*$#@## ##@#$*^-^,
,^-^*$#@@# #@@#$*^-^,
,,^^^-*##@ @##*-^^^,,