.~=\†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†\=~.
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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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.~=\§@#@## ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~  ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ##@#@§\=~.
.~=\†§@#@# ~~~~  ~~~~  ~~~~  ......  ......  ...... #@#@§†\=~.
.~=\†@#@## ...... ...... ......  .....  ..... ..... ##@#@†\=~.
.~=\†††§#@ .....  ..... ..... .....  .....  ....... @#§†††\=~.
.~=\†§@### ....... ....... .......  ....... ....... ###@§†\=~.
.~=\†§@#@# .......  ......  ......   ......  ...... #@#@§†\=~.
.~=\†§@### ...... ......  ......  ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ###@§†\=~.
...~=\§@#@ ~. ~. ~. ~~  ~~ ~~  ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ @#@§\=~...
...~==\§@@ ~~ ~~ ~= ~= ~= ~= ~=  ~= ~= ~= ~\  ~\ ~\ @@§\==~...
.~=\†§@#@# ~\ ~† ~† ~§ ~@ ~# ~@  ~#  =. =~ == =\ =† #@#@§†\=~.
.~=\†§@@## =§  =@ =# =@ =# \. \~ \= \\ \† \§  \@ \# ##@@§†\=~.
.~=\†§@#@# \@ \# †.  †~ †=  †\ †† †§ †@ †# †@ †# §. #@#@§†\=~.
.~=\†§#@## §~ §= §\ §† §§  §@ §# §@ §# @.  @~ @= @\ ##@#§†\=~.
~=\†§@#@## @† @§ @@ @# @@ @# #. #~ #=  #\  #† #§ #@ ##@#@§†\=~
.~=\†§@#@# ##  #@ ## @. @~  @= @\ @† @§ @@ @# @@ @# #@#@§†\=~.
...~==\§@@ #.   #~    #=    #\    #†   #§   #@   ## @@§\==~...
.~=\†§#@## 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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