,~-*%@@@## ##@@@%*-~,
,~-*%@@### ###@@%*-~,
,~-*%@@@@# #@@@@%*-~,
,~-*%@@@## ##@@@%*-~,
,~-*%@@@@# #@@@@%*-~,
,~-*%@@@@@ 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. @%*~~,,,,,
,~-*%@@@@@ @@@@@%*-~,
,~----*@@# #@@*----~,
,~-*%%%@## ##@%%%*-~,
,~-****@@# #@@****-~,
,~-*%@#### ####@%*-~,