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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. ,:»;^¤§@##
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