,,,,~:$¤§# #§¤$:~,,,,
,,,~:$¤§## ##§¤$:~,,,
,,~:$¤§### ###§¤$:~,,
,,,~:$¤§## ##§¤$:~,,,
,,,,~:$¤§# #§¤$:~,,,,
,,,,,~:$¤§ THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP §¤$:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~:$¤ OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ¤$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:$ 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. #§¤$:~,,,,
,,,~:$¤§## ##§¤$:~,,,
,,~:$¤§### ###§¤$:~,,
,,,~:$¤§## ##§¤$:~,,,
,,,,~:$¤§# #§¤$:~,,,,
,,,,,~:$¤§ §¤$:~,,,,,