,,,,-~/$%§ §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ they built the final nightclub on top @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ of an undocumented research site. each §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% floor closer to the collapsed warp %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ prototype. did they know at the start? §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ classified maps had gone missing some @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# years before. #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# the deeper you descend, the stranger #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ the environment - first more @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ enthralling and intrusive, then seedy §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% and predatory, but pierce deeper and %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ there will be more peculiar effects. §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ your sense of space will seem to @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# distort (it's actually the spacetime #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## itself that is becoming fluid), then ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# your body, and finally your sense of #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ self. @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ ###### ###### ######## ######## @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ ######## ######## ######## ######## §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% ######## ######## ######## ######## %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ ######## ######## ------------------ §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# ---- ---- ---- ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, -, -, -, -, -, -, %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ -, -, -, -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ -- -- -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -/ -/ -/ @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# -/ -$ -$ -% -§ -@ -# -# ~, ~- ~~ ~/ ~$ #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## ~% ~§ ~@ ~# ~# /, /- /~ // /$ /% /§ /@ ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# /# /# $, $- $~ $/ $$ $% $§ $@ $# $# %, #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ %- %~ %/ %$ %% %§ %@ %# %# §, §- §~ §/ @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ §$ §% §§ §@ §# §# @, @- @~ @/ @$ @% @§ §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% @@ @# @# #, #- #~ #/ #$ #% #§ #@ ## ## %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ #, #- #~ #/ #$ #% #§ #@ §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ 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. $@ #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% #% ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# and if you're lucky, you'll never get #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ out. don't bite the other guests. @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ (or do) §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ the deeper the floor goes, the more §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ expensive the drinks. this is not @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# coincidental. the more expensive the #@§%$/~-,,
,-~/$%§@## drinks, the more likely it is that ##@§%$/~-,
,,-~/$%§@# someone will buy them for you. #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ this is also not coincidental. if @§%$/~-,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ someone buys you a drink, they are very §%$/~-,,,,
,,,,,-~/$% likely to take care of your needs in %$/~-,,,,,
,,,,-~/$%§ other ways as well. §%$/~-,,,,
,,,-~/$%§@ @§%$/~-,,,
,,-~/$%§@# #@§%$/~-,,
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,,-~/$%§@# #@§%$/~-,,
,,,-~/$%§@ @§%$/~-,,,