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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. .~~~^^%*&@
###@&%^~~. .~~^%&@###
##@&*%^~~. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### .~~^%*&@##
##@&*%^~~. ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### .~~^%*&@##
#&&**%^~~. ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### .~~^%**&&#
@**^~..... #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### .....~^**@
##@&*%^~~. ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### .~~^%*&@##
###@*%^~~. ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### .~~^%*@###
#&**%~~~.. ###### ###### ######## ######## ..~~~%**&#
##@&*%^~~. ######## ######## ######## ######## .~~^%*&@##
&&&*%^~... ######## ######## ######## ######## ...~^%*&&&
&&%%^^~~.. ######## ######## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~~^^%%&&
&%^~...... ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ......~^%&
#@*%~~.... ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ...... ...... ...... ....~~%*@#
##@&*%^~~. ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... .~~^%*&@##
##@&*%^~~. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... .~~^%*&@##
##@&*%^~~. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .~~^%*&@##
#&*%^~.... ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... ....~^%*&#
###@*%^~~. ...... ...... ...... ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. .~~^%*@###
##@&*%^~~. ~. ~. ~. ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ .~~^%*&@##
@@&*%^^~~. ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~^ ~^ ~^ .~~^^%*&@@
&&%~~~.... ~^ ~% ~% ~* ~& ~@ ~# ~# ~. ~~ ~~ ~^ ~% ....~~~%&&
###&*%^~~. ~* ~& ~@ ~# ~# ^. ^~ ^~ ^^ ^% ^* ^& ^@ .~~^%*&###
##@&*%^~~. ^# ^# %. %~ %~ %^ %% %* %& %@ %# %# *. .~~^%*&@##
@@*^~..... *~ *~ *^ *% ** *& *@ *# *# &. &~ &~ &^ .....~^*@@
&%^~~..... &% &* && &@ &# &# @. @~ @~ @^ @% @* @& .....~~^%&
#&&*%~~... @@ @# @# #. #~ #~ #^ #% #* #& #@ ## ## ...~~%*&&#
##@&*%^~~. #. #~ #~ #^ #% #* #& #@ .~~^%*&@##
#&***%^~~. 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. ...~~~~~%&
#@@&*%^~~. .~~^%*&@@#
&%^^~~.... ....~~^^%&
&*^~...... ......~^*&
#&&*%%^~~. .~~^%%*&&#
@&%~~..... .....~~%&@