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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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,,,,~/^^&£ .. .. .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ ./ ./ ./ £&^^/~,,,,
,.~/^&£@## ./ .^ .^ .% .& .£ .@ .# ~, ~. ~~ ~/ ~^ ##@£&^/~.,
,.~/^%&&£@ ~% ~& ~£ ~@ ~# /, /. /~ // /^ /% /& /£ @£&&%^/~.,
,.~/^&£@## /@ /# ^, ^. ^~ ^/ ^^ ^% ^& ^£ ^@ ^# %, ##@£&^/~.,
,.~/^%&£@# %. %~ %/ %^ %% %& %£ %@ %# &, &. &~ &/ #@£&%^/~.,
,,,,./^^&£ &^ &% && &£ &@ &# £, £. £~ £/ £^ £% £& £&^^/.,,,,
,.~/^%&£## ££ £@ £# @, @. @~ @/ @^ @% @& @£ @@ @# ##£&%^/~.,
,.~/^&£@## #, #. #~ #/ #^ #% #& #£ ##@£&^/~.,
,,,,,.~^&@ 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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