,,,,,^^$§& &§$^^,,,,,
,,,,~~^§&# #&§^~~,,,,
,,,,,,,~$& &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,~$$$& &$$$~,,,,,
,,,,,,^§§& &§§^,,,,,,
,,~^$§&### they built the final nightclub on top ###&§$^~,,
,,~~~$§&## of an undocumented research site. each ##&§$~~~,,
,,,,,,~$§# floor closer to the collapsed warp #§$~,,,,,,
,,~^$§&### prototype. did they know at the start? ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### classified maps had gone missing some ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,~$$$& years before. &$$$~,,,,,
,,~^$§&### ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### the deeper you descend, the stranger ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### the environment - first more ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§#### enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ####§$^~,,
,,,,,,,^§# 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. ##§^^,,,,,
,,~^$§&### ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,,~^§& ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### &§^~,,,,,,
,,~^$§&### ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,~^$$& #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### &$$^~,,,,,
,,~^$§&&&& ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### &&&&§$^~,,
,,,,,^§&&& ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### &&&§^,,,,,
,,,,^^$$&& ###### ###### ######## ######## &&$$^^,,,,
,,~^^$§&&# ######## ######## ######## ######## #&&§$^^~,,
,,,,,^§§&# ######## ######## ######## ######## #&§§^,,,,,
,,~^$§&### ######## ######## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###&§$^~,,
,,,,~^^§&# ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, #&§^^~,,,,
,,~^$§&### ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ###&§$^~,,
,,^$§&#### ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ####&§$^,,
,,~^$$§§## ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ##§§$$^~,,
,,~^$§§§§& ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, &§§§§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ,, ,, ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,~ ,^ ,^ ,^ ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ,^ ,$ ,$ ,§ ,& ,# ,# ,# ~, ~, ~~ ~^ ~$ ###&§$^~,,
,,,~~^$$&# ~§ ~& ~# ~# ~# ^, ^, ^~ ^^ ^$ ^§ ^& ^# #&$$^~~,,,
,,~^$§&### ^# ^# $, $, $~ $^ $$ $§ $& $# $# $# §, ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### §, §~ §^ §$ §§ §& §# §# §# &, &, &~ &^ ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### &$ &§ && &# &# &# #, #, #~ #^ #$ #§ #& ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ## ## ## #, #, #~ #^ #$ #§ #& ## ## ## ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$$$§§& #, #, #~ #^ #$ #§ #& ## &§§$$$^~,,
,,~^$§&### the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### eyes above ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,^$&## fading into silver flakes as they fall ##&$^,,,,,
,,~^$§&### bubbles in drinks ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### drinks with a secret ingredient, that ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### makes you see the stars even when you ###&§$^~,,
,,~^^$§&## close your eyes. ##&§$^^~,,
,,,,,,,^$& &$^,,,,,,,
,,~^$&#### at these deeper levels it can be hard ####&$^~,,
,,,~~^$$§& 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 #&§^~~~,,,
,,~^$§&### drinks, the more likely it is that ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### someone will buy them for you. ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### this is also not coincidental. if ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,~$§&# someone buys you a drink, they are very #&§$~,,,,,
,,~^$§&### likely to take care of your needs in ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### other ways as well. ###&§$^~,,
,,~^$§&### ###&§$^~,,
,,,,^$§&&# #&&§$^,,,,
,,,,,~^§## ##§^~,,,,,
,,~^$§&### ###&§$^~,,
,,,,,^^$&# #&$^^,,,,,