,,,,^^«\^& &^\«^^,,,,
,,,,^«\^%& &%^\«^,,,,
,^^«««^^&@ @&^^«««^^,
,^«\^%&@## ##@&%^\«^,
,^«\^%&@## ##@&%^\«^,
,^«\^%&@## 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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,^«\^%&@@# ######## ######## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #@@&%^\«^,
,^«\^%&@## ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ##@&%^\«^,
,^«\\\\^^& ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, &^^\\\\«^,
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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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,,,,^\^%&& &&%^\^,,,,
,,,««\\^&@ @&^\\««,,,