,§§§§§,§§§                                          ,,,,,§§§,§
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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. §§§§§,§,,§
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