&%†;~..... .....~;†%&
%†;~...... ......~;†%
†;~....... .......~;†
;~........ ........~;
†;~....... .......~;†
%†;~...... 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. .....~;†%&
%†;~...... ......~;†%
†;~....... .......~;†
;~........ ........~;
†;~....... .......~;†
%†;~...... ......~;†%