,^-^=%§### ###§%=^-^,
,,^-^=%§## ##§%=^-^,,
,,,^-^=%§# #§%=^-^,,,
,,,,^-^=%§ §%=^-^,,,,
,,,,,^-^=% %=^-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-^= 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. ^-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^- -^,,,,,,,,
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