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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. ¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨&&&&&
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &&&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨