¨,~:=@¤##@ @##¤@=:~,¨
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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. ¤@=:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~==¤¤ ¤¤==~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~:=@¤#@# #@#¤@=:~,¨
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