,,,^~^^$&¶ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# they built the final nightclub on top #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ of an undocumented research site. each ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& floor closer to the collapsed warp &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ prototype. did they know at the start? ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# classified maps had gone missing some #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## years before. ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ the deeper you descend, the stranger ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& the environment - first more &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# and predatory, but pierce deeper and #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## there will be more peculiar effects. ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# your sense of space will seem to #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ distort (it's actually the spacetime ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& itself that is becoming fluid), then &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ your body, and finally your sense of ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# self. #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# ###### ###### ######## ######## #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ######## ######## ######## ######## ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& ######## ######## ######## ######## &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ######## ######## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ^, ^, ^, ^, ^, ^, #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ^, ^, ^, ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# ^^ ^^ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^~ ^^ ^^ ^^ #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^$ ^& ^¶ ^# ^# ~, ~^ ~~ ~^ ~^ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& ~$ ~& ~¶ ~# ~# ^, ^^ ^~ ^^ ^^ ^$ ^& ^¶ &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ^# ^# ^, ^^ ^~ ^^ ^^ ^$ ^& ^¶ ^# ^# $, ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# $^ $~ $^ $^ $$ $& $¶ $# $# &, &^ &~ &^ #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## &^ &$ && &¶ &# &# ¶, ¶^ ¶~ ¶^ ¶^ ¶$ ¶& ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# ¶¶ ¶# ¶# #, #^ #~ #^ #^ #$ #& #¶ ## ## #¶&$^^~^,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ #, #^ #~ #^ #^ #$ #& #¶ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& 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. ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,,,^~^^$& &$^^~^,,,,
,,,^~^^$&¶ ¶&$^^~^,,,
,,^~^^$&¶# #¶&$^^~^,,
,^~^^$&¶## ##¶&$^^~^,
,,^~^^$&¶# #¶&$^^~^,,