#$=;-~,,,, ,,,,~-;=$#
@#$=;-~,,, ,,,~-;=$#@
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#@@#$=;-~, ,~-;=$#@@#
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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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