...~~;§%&@ @&%§;~~...
....~~;§%& &%§;~~....
...~~;§%&@ @&%§;~~...
..~~;§%&@@ @@&%§;~~..
.~~;§%&@@# #@@&%§;~~.
..~~;§%&@@ 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. @&%§;~~...
....~~;§%& &%§;~~....
...~~;§%&@ @&%§;~~...
..~~;§%&@@ @@&%§;~~..
.~~;§%&@@# #@@&%§;~~.
..~~;§%&@@ @@&%§;~~..