¨,=^†%&@## ##@&%†^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,=†& &†=,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†%@ @%†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^^†%&&& &&&%†^^=,¨
¨,=^†%&@@@ @@@&%†^=,¨
¨,=^†%&@## 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. #@%%%†^=,¨
¨¨¨¨=^^^%@ @%^^^=¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=†&# #&†=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=††&@# #@&††=¨¨¨¨
¨,=^†%&@## ##@&%†^=,¨
¨,=^†%&@## ##@&%†^=,¨