&¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨¨
&&&&¨&¨¨¨& &¨&¨&&&&¨&
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&& &&&&¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
¨&&¨&&&&&¨ ¨¨&&¨&&&&¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨ 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. ¨¨¨&¨¨&&&&
¨¨&&&¨&&&¨ ¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&&¨¨&& ¨&¨&&&¨¨¨¨
&&¨&¨&¨&¨& &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨&¨¨&&