,~=\*§&£@# #@£&§*\=~,
,,~=\*§&£@ @£&§*\=~,,
,,,~=\*§&£ £&§*\=~,,,
,,,,~=\*§& &§*\=~,,,,
,,,,,~=\*§ §*\=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=\* 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. #@£&§*\=~,
,,~=\*§&£@ @£&§*\=~,,
,,,~=\*§&£ £&§*\=~,,,
,,,,~=\*§& &§*\=~,,,,
,,,,,~=\*§ §*\=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=\* *\=~,,,,,,