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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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,,~-=$@@## ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ##@@$=-~,,
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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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