,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%%¤¤# #¤¤%%^;-~,
,~---;^^%# #%^^;---~,
,,,,,,~-^¤ ¤^-~,,,,,,
,~-;^%¤### 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. ###¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,
,,,,,~~-^¤ ¤^-~~,,,,,
,~-;^%¤### ###¤%^;-~,