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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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,,^«/*#### ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ^, ^, ^, ^, ^, ^, ####*/«^,,
,^«/*##### ^, ^, ^, ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ #####*/«^,
,,^«/*#### ^^ ^^ ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^/ ^/ ^/ ####*/«^,,
,,,^«/*### ^/ ^% ^% ^* ^# ^# ^# ^# «, «^ «« «/ «% ###*/«^,,,
,,,,^«/*## «* «# «# «# «# /, /^ /« // /% /* /# /# ##*/«^,,,,
,,,,,^«/*# /# /# %, %^ %« %/ %% %* %# %# %# %# *, #*/«^,,,,,
,,,,^«/*## *^ *« */ *% ** *# *# *# *# #, #^ #« #/ ##*/«^,,,,
,,,^«/*### #% #* ## ## ## ## #, #^ #« #/ #% #* ## ###*/«^,,,
,,^«/*#### ## ## ## #, #^ #« #/ #% #* ## ## ## ## ####*/«^,,
,^«/*##### #, #^ #« #/ #% #* ## ## #####*/«^,
,,^«/*#### 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. #####*/«^,
,,^«/*#### ####*/«^,,
,,,^«/*### ###*/«^,,,
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,,,,,^«/*# #*/«^,,,,,
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