¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨§§§§¨¨
§§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨§§¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨ 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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¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨ ######    ######    ########    ######## §§§¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§¨§¨¨§ ########   ########  ########   ######## ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§§¨§ ########   ########  ########   ######## ¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨
¨§§§§§¨¨§§ ########   ########   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨ ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,  ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ¨§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§ ,,,,  ,,,,  ,,,,  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§§§¨¨§§§§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,¨ ,¨  ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ,¨ ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ ,¨  ,¨ ,¨ ,, ,, ,, ,,  ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, §¨§¨¨§§§§§
§¨§§¨§§§¨§ ,, ,, ,~  ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,^  ,^ ,^ ¨§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§§ ,^ ,* ,*  ,§ ,§ ,£ ,# ,# ~¨ ~, ~~ ~^  ~* §§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨ ~§ ~§ ~£ ~# ~# ^¨  ^,  ^~ ^^ ^* ^§ ^§ ^£ §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§§§§§ ^# ^#  *¨ *, *~ *^ ** *§ *§ *£ *# *#  §¨ §§§§§§¨§§¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨ §, §~  §^  §* §§ §§ §£ §# §# §¨ §, §~ §^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ §* §§ §§ §£  §# §# £¨ £, £~ £^  £* £§ £§ §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨ ££ £# £# #¨ #, #~ #^  #* #§ #§  #£ ## ## ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
§¨§§§¨§¨§¨ #¨   #,   #~    #^   #*   #§    #§    #£ ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§§§§ 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. §§§§¨¨§§§§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨