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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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¨¨¨¨=**%#@ 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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