,^-*%*@@## ##@@*%*-^,
,^-*%*@@@@ @@@@*%*-^,
,^-*%*@@@# #@@@*%*-^,
,^^^^*%%*@ @*%%*^^^^,
,^-*%*@@## ##@@*%*-^,
,,,^-***@@ 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. @****---^,
,,,,-%%@@@ @@@%%-,,,,
,^-*%*@@## ##@@*%*-^,
,^-*%*@@@@ @@@@*%*-^,
,^-*%*@@@# #@@@*%*-^,
,,,,-%*@@@ @@@*%-,,,,