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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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...~†%&#@# ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... #@#&%†~...
....~†%&#@ ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... @#&%†~....
.....~†%&# ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... #&%†~.....
......~†%& ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... &%†~......
.....~†%&# ...... ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. #&%†~.....
....~†%&#@ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. @#&%†~....
...~†%&#@# .. .. .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .† .† .† #@#&%†~...
..~†%&#@## .† .% .% .£ .& .# .@ .# ~. ~. ~~ ~† ~% ##@#&%†~..
...~†%&#@# ~£ ~& ~# ~@ ~# †. †. †~ †† †% †£ †& †# #@#&%†~...
....~†%&#@ †@ †# %. %. %~ %† %% %£ %& %# %@ %# £. @#&%†~....
.....~†%&# £. £~ £† £% ££ £& £# £@ £# &. &. &~ &† #&%†~.....
......~†%& &% &£ && &# &@ &# #. #. #~ #† #% #£ #& &%†~......
.....~†%&# ## #@ ## @. @. @~ @† @% @£ @& @# @@ @# #&%†~.....
....~†%&#@ #. #. #~ #† #% #£ #& ## @#&%†~....
...~†%&#@# 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. @#&%†~....
...~†%&#@# #@#&%†~...
..~†%&#@## ##@#&%†~..
...~†%&#@# #@#&%†~...
....~†%&#@ @#&%†~....
.....~†%&# #&%†~.....