&$§^-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-^§$&
$§^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^§$
§^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^§
$§^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^§$
&$§^-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-^§$&
@&$§^-,¨¨¨ they built the final nightclub on top ¨¨¨,-^§$&@
#@&$§^-,¨¨ of an undocumented research site. each ¨¨,-^§$&@#
##@&$§^-,¨ floor closer to the collapsed warp ¨,-^§$&@##
#@&$§^-,¨¨ prototype. did they know at the start? ¨¨,-^§$&@#
@&$§^-,¨¨¨ classified maps had gone missing some ¨¨¨,-^§$&@
&$§^-,¨¨¨¨ years before. ¨¨¨¨,-^§$&
$§^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^§$
§^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^§
$§^-,¨¨¨¨¨ this is also not coincidental. if ¨¨¨¨¨,-^§$
&$§^-,¨¨¨¨ someone buys you a drink, they are very ¨¨¨¨,-^§$&
@&$§^-,¨¨¨ likely to take care of your needs in ¨¨¨,-^§$&@
#@&$§^-,¨¨ other ways as well. ¨¨,-^§$&@#
##@&$§^-,¨ ¨,-^§$&@##
#@&$§^-,¨¨ ¨¨,-^§$&@#
@&$§^-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-^§$&@
&$§^-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-^§$&
$§^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^§$