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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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