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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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@§@$†~,... #. #, #~ #† #$ #@ #§ #@ ...,~†$@§@
§@$†~,.... 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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