......««$@ @$««......
...^«*$@@@ @@@$*«^...
.^«*$*@@@# #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP #@@@*$*«^.
...^«$$$*@ PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? @*$$$«^...
.^«*$*@@@@ CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME @@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# YEARS BEFORE. #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@## ##@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@@# THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE #@@@*$*«^.
.^«***$@@@ ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY @@@$***«^.
....^****@ 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. #@@@*$*«^.
.^«*$*@@## ##@@*$*«^.
....^*$*@@ @@*$*^....
.^«*$*@@@# #@@@*$*«^.
......«**@ @**«......
.....««$@@ @@$««.....