.^~/%£####                                          ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£###                                          ###£%/~^..
.^~/%£####                                          ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£###                                          ###£%/~^..
.^~/%£####                                          ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£### 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. ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£###                                          ###£%/~^..
.^~/%£####                                          ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£###                                          ###£%/~^..
.^~/%£####                                          ####£%/~^.
..^~/%£###                                          ###£%/~^..