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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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....~-†%@#                                          #@%†-~....
......-$%@                                          @%$-......
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