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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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