,~-;^%#### ####%^;-~,
,~-;;;%### ###%;;;-~,
,,,,,-^### ###^-,,,,,
,,,,,~;;%# #%;;~,,,,,
,,,,~;%### ###%;~,,,,
,~-;^%#### 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. ####%^;-~,
,~-;;;%%## ##%%;;;-~,
,~-;^%#### ####%^;-~,
,,,,,--;%# #%;--,,,,,
,~-;^%#### ####%^;-~,
,~-;^%#### ####%^;-~,