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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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