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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. %/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/ /~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨