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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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¨¨-~†$%@@# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### #@@%$†~-¨¨
¨-~†$%@@## ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ##@@%$†~-¨
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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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