§¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§§§§§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§§¨§§¨ 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. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§¨§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§§§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨