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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. £&&&&=\«~,
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