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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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§§§**~~~,, ######## ######## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,~~~**§§§
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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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