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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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#@$^;,,,,¨ ######## ######## ######## ######## ¨,,,,;^$@#
##@¤$^;~,¨ ######## ######## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨,~;^$¤@##
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##@¤$^;~,¨ ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~;^$¤@##
##@¤$^;~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~;^$¤@##
##@¤$^;~,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,~;^$¤@##
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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 ¨,,,,;;$$@
###@¤$^;,¨ of finding your way back. ¨,;^$¤@###
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###¤$^;~,¨ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨,~;^$¤###
¤¤^^;;;~,¨ ,, the honey is a trap and there's a ,, ¨,~;;;^^¤¤
##@¤$^;~,¨ ~~ sting, a sting, a sting. ~~ ¨,~;^$¤@##
#@@¤$^;~,¨ ;¨ it's in your eyes and it's in your ¨; ¨,~;^$¤@@#
#¤$$$^;~,¨ ^, 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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