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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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,,-^^^%%@@ ######## ######## ######## ######## @@%%^^^-,,
,,,,-^^%%§ ######## ######## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, §%%^^-,,,,
,,-^%§@@## ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ##@@§%^-,,
,,,,,^%%%§ ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, §%%%^,,,,,
,,,---^%§§ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, §§%^---,,,
,,-^%%§@@# ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, #@@§%%^-,,
,,-^%%%§@@ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, @@§%%%^-,,
,,-^%%§@@@ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, @@@§%%^-,,
,,-^%%§@## ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ##@§%%^-,,
,,,,,,^^%§ ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, §%^^,,,,,,
,,,,,---%§ ,, ,, ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,^ ,^ ,^ §%---,,,,,
,-^%%§@@## ,^ ,% ,% ,% ,§ ,@ ,@ ,# -, -, -- -^ -% ##@@§%%^-,
,,-^%%§@@@ -% -§ -@ -@ -# ^, ^, ^- ^^ ^% ^% ^§ ^@ @@@§%%^-,,
,,-^%%§@@@ ^@ ^# %, %, %- %^ %% %% %§ %@ %@ %# %, @@@§%%^-,,
,,,,-^%§@@ %, %- %^ %% %% %§ %@ %@ %# §, §, §- §^ @@§%^-,,,,
,,,,-^%§§§ §% §% §§ §@ §@ §# @, @, @- @^ @% @% @§ §§§%^-,,,,
,,-^%%§§§@ @@ @@ @# @, @, @- @^ @% @% @§ @@ @@ @# @§§§%%^-,,
,,-^%%§§@@ #, #, #- #^ #% #% #§ #@ @@§§%%^-,,
,,-^%%§@@# 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. §%^^^,,,,,
,,,,,--%%§ §%%--,,,,,
,,-^%%§@## ##@§%%^-,,
,,,,,,-^%@ @%^-,,,,,,
,,,,,^%%§@ @§%%^,,,,,
,,,,-%%§@@ @@§%%-,,,,