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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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