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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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#¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ###### ###### ######## ######## ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ ######## ######## ######## ######## ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
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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. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ##¨#¨#¨#¨¨