¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:*
**:«~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~«:**
#**:«~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~«:**#
¶#**:«~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~«:**#¶
#¶#**:«~¨¨ ¨¨~«:**#¶#
##¶#**:«~¨ ¨~«:**#¶##