##@¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤@##
¶¤&===;~-. .-~;===&¤¶
@¶¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶¶@
#@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@#
¶¤===;-... ...-;===¤¶
¤=~....... 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. .-~=&¤¶@##
@@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@@
@@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@@
@@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@@
#@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@#
#@¶¤&=;~-. .-~;=&¤¶@#