,^«=†@#### ####@†=«^,
,,^«=†@### ###@†=«^,,
,,,^«=†@## ##@†=«^,,,
,,,,^«=†@# #@†=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=†@ @†=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=† 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. ####@†=«^,
,,^«=†@### ###@†=«^,,
,,,^«=†@## ##@†=«^,,,
,,,,^«=†@# #@†=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=†@ @†=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=† †=«^,,,,,,