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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. ##¶¤*$†-^,
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