#@#%§^«,,, ,,,«^§%#@#
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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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##@#%§^«,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,«^§%#@##
#@#%§^«,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,,«^§%#@#
@#%§^«,,,, ,, ,, ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,« ,^ ,^ ,^ ,,,,«^§%#@
#@#%§^«,,, ,^ ,§ ,§ ,% ,# ,@ ,@ ,# «, «, «« «^ «§ ,,,«^§%#@#
##@#%§^«,, «% «# «@ «@ «# ^, ^, ^« ^^ ^§ ^% ^# ^@ ,,«^§%#@##
#@#%§^«,,, ^@ ^# §, §, §« §^ §§ §% §# §@ §@ §# %, ,,,«^§%#@#
@#%§^«,,,, %, %« %^ %§ %% %# %@ %@ %# #, #, #« #^ ,,,,«^§%#@
#@#%§^«,,, #§ #% ## #@ #@ ## @, @, @« @^ @§ @% @# ,,,«^§%#@#
##@#%§^«,, @@ @@ @# @, @, @« @^ @§ @% @# @@ @@ @# ,,«^§%#@##
#@#%§^«,,, #, #, #« #^ #§ #% ## #@ ,,,«^§%#@#
@#%§^«,,,, 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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