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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) ¨~»:^@####
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###@@^:»~¨ 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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