¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨