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,,,»»;=&&@ @&&=;»»,,,
,,»;=&&@@@ @@@&&=;»,,
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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. #@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@# #@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### #@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@@ ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### @@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@## ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@# #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #@@&&=;»,,
,,,,,;=&&@ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### @&&=;,,,,,
,,»;=&&@@@ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### @@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&@@## ###### ###### ######## ######## ##@@&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@# ######## ######## ######## ######## #@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@@ ######## ######## ######## ######## @@@&&=;»,,
,,,,,,;&&& ######## ######## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &&&;,,,,,,
,,»;;;=&&@ ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, @&&=;;;»,,
,,,,,;;=&& ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, &&=;;,,,,,
,,,,,;==&@ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, @&==;,,,,,
,,»;=&&@@# ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, #@@&&=;»,,
,,,,,»;&&& ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, &&&;»,,,,,
,,»;=&&&&@ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, @&&&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@@ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, @@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@## ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ##@&&=;»,,
,,,,,»;=&& ,, ,, ,» ,» ,» ,» ,» ,» ,» ,» ,; ,; ,; &&=;»,,,,,
,,,,,»==&@ ,; ,= ,= ,& ,& ,@ ,@ ,# », », »» »; »= @&==»,,,,,
,,,»;;=&&@ »& »& »@ »@ »# ;, ;, ;» ;; ;= ;& ;& ;@ @&&=;;»,,,
,,,,,,»=&& ;@ ;# =, =, =» =; == =& =& =@ =@ =# &, &&=»,,,,,,
,,»;=&&@@# &, &» &; &= && && &@ &@ &# &, &, &» &; #@@&&=;»,,
,,»;=&&@@# &= && && &@ &@ &# @, @, @» @; @= @& @& #@@&&=;»,,
,,,,»;&&@@ @@ @@ @# @, @, @» @; @= @& @& @@ @@ @# @@&&;»,,,,
,,,,,»;=&& #, #, #» #; #= #& #& #@ &&=;»,,,,,
,,,»;;;;&& 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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