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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,