¨§¨¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ 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. ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§