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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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......^«*^ ######## ######## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^*«^......
.......^«* ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ *«^.......
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.^«*^§@### ...... ...... ...... ^. ^. ^. ^. ^. ^. ###@§^*«^.
..^«*^§@## ^. ^. ^. ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ##@§^*«^..
...^«*^§@# ^^ ^^ ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^« ^* ^* ^* #@§^*«^...
....^«*^§@ ^* ^^ ^^ ^¤ ^§ ^@ ^# ^# «. «^ «« «* «^ @§^*«^....
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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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.^«*^§@### ###@§^*«^.
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