,,,,,^~%&& &&%~^,,,,,
,,,,,,~%&# #&%~,,,,,,
,^~^$&#### ####&$^~^,
,^~^%$&### ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ###&$%^~^,
,,,,^~~%$& FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP &$%~~^,,,,
,,,,^~%%$# PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? #$%%~^,,,,
,^~^%$$&## CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ##&$$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### YEARS BEFORE. ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%%$&&& &&&$%%^~^,
,^~^%$&### THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ###&$%^~^,
,,,,^~%$$# THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE #$$%~^,,,,
,^~^$&#### ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ####&$^~^,
,^~^%$&### AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$$&&# THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. #&&$$%^~^,
,,,^~~~%&# 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 &%^^~,,,,,
,^~^%$&### DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ###&$%^~^,
,^~^%$$&## LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ##&$$%^~^,
,^~^%$&### OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ###&$%^~^,
,,,^^^%$## ##$%^^^,,,
,^~^%$&### ###&$%^~^,
,,,^^%%&&& &&&%%^^,,,
,,^^~%%%&& &&%%%~^^,,
,,^~^^^^$& &$^^^^~^,,