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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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