#@&&^;~:,, ,,:~;^&&@#
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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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#@&&^;~:,, :, :, :, :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ,,:~;^&&@#
@&&^;~:,,, :: :: :~ :~ :~ :~ :~ :~ :~ :~ :; :; :; ,,,:~;^&&@
#@&&^;~:,, :; :^ :^ :& :& :@ :# :# ~, ~: ~~ ~; ~^ ,,:~;^&&@#
##@&&^;~:, ~& ~& ~@ ~# ~# ;, ;: ;~ ;; ;^ ;& ;& ;@ ,:~;^&&@##
#@&&^;~:,, ;# ;# ^, ^: ^~ ^; ^^ ^& ^& ^@ ^# ^# &, ,,:~;^&&@#
@&&^;~:,,, &: &~ &; &^ && && &@ &, &: &~ &; ,,,:~;^&&@
#@&&^;~:,, &^ && && &@ @, @: @~ @; @^ @& @& ,,:~;^&&@#
##@&&^;~:, @@ @# @# #, #: #~ #; #^ #& #& #@ ## ## ,:~;^&&@##
#@&&^;~:,, #, #: #~ #; #^ #& #& #@ ,,:~;^&&@#
@&&^;~:,,, 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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