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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. #@@§%^^=.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.^%@ ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# ¨# @%^.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.=^^%@@ .. 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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