&&@%%-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-%%@&&
##¶&@%;-^¨ ¨^-;%@&¶##
##¶&@%;-^¨ ¨^-;%@&¶##
&@;;;--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--;;;@&
##¶&@%;-^¨ ¨^-;%@&¶##
##¶&@%;-^¨ 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. ¨^-;%%%&¶#
##¶&@%;-^¨ ¨^-;%@&¶##
&%;--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--;%&
##¶&@%;-^¨ ¨^-;%@&¶##
&%%;^^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^^;%%&
###¶&%;-^¨ ¨^-;%&¶###