,,,,~:*&&& &&&*:~,,,,
,,,,,~~~*& &*~~~,,,,,
,~~:****@@ @@****:~~,
,~~:**&@@# #@@&**:~~,
,~~:**&@## ##@&**:~~,
,~~:**&@@# 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. @@**~~,,,,
,,,~~~~~*& &*~~~~~,,,
,~~:**&@@# #@@&**:~~,
,,,,,,,~*& &*~,,,,,,,
,~~:::***& &***:::~~,
,~~:**@@## ##@@**:~~,