,,~\^¤¤### ###¤¤^\~,,
,,~\^¤¤### ###¤¤^\~,,
,,~\¤¤#### ####¤¤\~,,
,,,,,,~\¤# #¤\~,,,,,,
,,,,,\^¤¤¤ ¤¤¤^\,,,,,
,,~\^¤¤### 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. ####¤¤^\,,
,,,,,,~^¤¤ ¤¤^~,,,,,,
,,~\^¤¤### ###¤¤^\~,,
,,,,,,\\¤¤ ¤¤\\,,,,,,
,,~\^¤¤### ###¤¤^\~,,
,,,,~~~^^¤ ¤^^~~~,,,,