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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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,,^^^--%$@ ######    ######    ########    ######## @$%--^^^,,
,^-†%$@### ########   ########   ########  ######## ###@$%†-^,
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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 ##@$$%†-^,
,^-†%$@### drinks,  the  more  likely  it  is  that ###@$%†-^,
,^-†%$@### someone   will   buy   them   for   you. ###@$%†-^,
,,,,^†††$# this   is  also  not   coincidental.  if #$†††^,,,,
,,,,,--†$@ someone buys you a drink,  they are very @$†--,,,,,
,,,,,-%$## likely to  take care  of your  needs  in ##$%-,,,,,
,^-†%$@### other        ways        as        well. ###@$%†-^,
,^-†%$@@@@                                          @@@@$%†-^,
,,,,^†%@@#                                          #@@%†^,,,,
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,,,,,,-%$#                                          #$%-,,,,,,