,^-==§£@## ##@£§==-^,
,,^-==§£@# #@£§==-^,,
,,,^-==§£@ @£§==-^,,,
,,,,^-==§£ £§==-^,,,,
,,,,,^-==§ §==-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-== 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. §==-^,,,,,
,,,,^-==§£ £§==-^,,,,
,,,^-==§£@ @£§==-^,,,
,,^-==§£@# #@£§==-^,,
,^-==§£@## ##@£§==-^,
,,^-==§£@# #@£§==-^,,