..»/†&@### ###@&†/»..
...»/†&@## ##@&†/»...
....»/†&@# #@&†/»....
.....»/†&@ @&†/».....
......»/†& &†/»......
.......»/† 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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....»/†&@# ######## ######## .................. #@&†/»....
.....»/†&@ .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... @&†/».....
......»/†& .... .... .... ...... ...... ...... &†/»......
.......»/† ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... ..... †/».......
......»/†& ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... &†/»......
.....»/†&@ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... @&†/».....
....»/†&@# ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... #@&†/»....
...»/†&@## ...... ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ##@&†/»...
..»/†&@### .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ###@&†/»..
...»/†&@## .. .. .» .» .» .» .» .» .» .» ./ ./ ./ ##@&†/»...
....»/†&@# ./ .† .† .& .@ .@ .# .# ». ». »» »/ »† #@&†/»....
.....»/†&@ »& »@ »@ »# »# /. /. /» // /† /& /@ /@ @&†/».....
......»/†& /# /# †. †. †» †/ †† †& †@ †@ †# †# &. &†/»......
.......»/† &. &» &/ &† && &@ &@ @. @. @» @/ †/».......
......»/†& @† @& @@ @@ @# @# @. @. @» @/ @† @& @@ &†/»......
.....»/†&@ @@ @# @# #. #. #» #/ #† #& #@ #@ ## ## @&†/».....
....»/†&@# #. #. #» #/ #† #& #@ #@ #@&†/»....
...»/†&@## 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. &†/»......
.....»/†&@ @&†/».....
....»/†&@# #@&†/»....
...»/†&@## ##@&†/»...
..»/†&@### ###@&†/»..
...»/†&@## ##@&†/»...