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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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