,~-\^%&&&# #&&&%^\-~,
,~-\^%&@## ##@&%^\-~,
,,,,~-^%%@ @%%^-~,,,,
,~-\^%&@## ##@&%^\-~,
,,~~--\^^& &^^\--~~,,
,,~~~~~\%& 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. #@@&%^\-~,
,~-\^%&@## ##@&%^\-~,
,~-\^%&@## ##@&%^\-~,
,,,,---^&@ @&^---,,,,
,~-\^%&&@# #@&&%^\-~,
,~-\^^%%@# #@%%^^\-~,