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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.                            ¶§§§$*\«,,
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,«\*$§¶@## 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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,,«\$§¶@## \@  \# *, *, *« *\ ** *$ *§ *¶ *@ *#  $, ##@¶§$\«,,
,,«\*$§¶@# $, $« $\ $* $$  $§ $¶ $@ $#  §, §, §« §\ #@¶§$*\«,,
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,,,,,,,«*§ #,   #,    #«    #\    #*   #$   #§   #¶ §*«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«*$§ the ceiling  is covered in actual stars. §$*«,,,,,,
,,«\*$§¶## eyes                               above ##¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§¶@# fading  into silver  flakes as they fall #@¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§¶@# bubbles                     in    drinks #@¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§¶@@                                          @@¶§$*\«,,
,,,,,««\$§ drinks  with  a secret  ingredient, that §$\««,,,,,
,,,,,«*$§¶ makes you  see  the  stars even when you ¶§$*«,,,,,
,,,,,,,\$§ close             your             eyes. §$\,,,,,,,
,,«\*$§¶@#                                          #@¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§@## at these  deeper levels  it can  be hard ##@§$*\«,,
,,«\*$¶@## to  remember   who  and  where  you  are ##@¶$*\«,,
,,,,,\$§§§ (were). normal  staff is  as transformed §§§$\,,,,,
,,«\*$§¶@@ as guests. instead, care and  protection @@¶§$*\«,,
,,,,««\$¶¶ are   offered   by    (overly    flirty) ¶¶$\««,,,,
,,«\*$§¶@# pool toys  and  other  such  automatons. #@¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§¶@@                                          @@¶§$*\«,,
,,,,,,,\$§ if  you  stay  above  absolute  madness, §$\,,,,,,,
,,«\*$§¶@# there is some  sort  of  control  to  be #@¶§$*\«,,
,,«\*$§§§§ had.  you could slip into your ideal dog §§§§$*\«,,
,,,,«*$$§§ 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. ¶$\\\\\«,,
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