,,~†$&@### ###@&$†~,,
,,~$%&@### ###@&%$~,,
,,~†$%&@## ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@@# #@@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## they built the final nightclub on top ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## of an undocumented research site. each ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&&&# floor closer to the collapsed warp #&&&%$†~,,
,,,,,~†$$& prototype. did they know at the start? &$$†~,,,,,
,,~†$%&@## classified maps had gone missing some ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## years before. ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%%&&& &&&%%$†~,,
,,,,,,†$%@ the deeper you descend, the stranger @%$†,,,,,,
,,,,,~$$%@ the environment - first more @%$$~,,,,,
,,~†$%&@@@ enthralling and intrusive, then seedy @@@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&&&& and predatory, but pierce deeper and &&&&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## there will be more peculiar effects. ##@&%$†~,,
,,,,,,†%@@ 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 #&%$$$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## someone will buy them for you. ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## this is also not coincidental. if ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%&@## someone buys you a drink, they are very ##@&%$†~,,
,,~†$%%%&@ likely to take care of your needs in @&%%%$†~,,
,,,,,~†%@# other ways as well. #@%†~,,,,,
,,,,,~†$$& &$$†~,,,,,
,,~†$%&@## ##@&%$†~,,
,,,,~††%&# #&%††~,,,,
,,,,,~†%@# #@%†~,,,,,
,,~†$%&@@@ @@@&%$†~,,