¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨