¨§¨§¨§§§§§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
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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. ¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨ ¨# ¨#  ¨#  ¨# ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨#  ¨# ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§ ,, 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. ¨§§§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨§¨¨§§¨