¨¨¨§§¨§§§§                                          §§§§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§§§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨§ 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. §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§§¨§§§¨