.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*&¶### 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. ¶%%%**:«~.
.~«:**%&¶¶                                          ¶¶&%**:«~.
...~~«:%¶¶                                          ¶¶%:«~~...
....~:**&&                                          &&**:~....
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.
.~«:*%&¶##                                          ##¶&%*:«~.