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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 &&&=;;~,,,
,~»;;==$@@ itself that is becoming fluid), then @@$==;;»~,
,~»;=$&@@@ your body, and finally your sense of @@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@@ self. @@@&$=;»~,
,,,~~;$$&@ @&$$;~~,,,
,,,,~;;=&@ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### @&=;;~,,,,
~»;=$&@@## ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ##@@&$=;»~
,,,,,~;$$& ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### &$$;~,,,,,
,~»;=$&@@@ #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### @@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@@ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### @@@&$=;»~,
,~~~»;=$&@ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### @&$=;»~~~,
,~»;=$$$&@ ###### ###### ######## ######## @&$$$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# ######## ######## ######## ######## #@@&$=;»~,
,,,,»»=$&@ ######## ######## ######## ######## @&$=»»,,,,
,,,,~~»=&@ ######## ######## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @&=»~~,,,,
,,,,»;$&&@ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ @&&$;»,,,,
,,,,»;;$&& ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, &&$;;»,,,,
,~»;=$&@@# ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;==$&@@ ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, @@&$==;»~,
,~»;=$&@## ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ##@&$=;»~,
,,,»»»;==& ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, &==;»»»,,,
,~»;=$@@## ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ##@@$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# ~, ~, ~, ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@## ~~ ~~ ~» ~» ~» ~» ~» ~» ~» ~» ~; ~; ~; ##@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&&@@ ~; ~= ~= ~$ ~& ~@ ~@ ~# », »~ »» »; »= @@&&$=;»~,
,,,,,~;=$@ »$ »& »@ »@ »# ;, ;~ ;» ;; ;= ;$ ;& ;@ @$=;~,,,,,
,,,,~~;=$& ;@ ;# =, =~ =» =; == =$ =& =@ =@ =# $, &$=;~~,,,,
,,~~~»»=$& $~ $» $; $= $$ $& $@ $@ $# &, &~ &» &; &$=»»~~~,,
,,,,,~»»=& &= &$ && &@ &@ &# @, @~ @» @; @= @$ @& &=»»~,,,,,
,~»;=$&@@# @@ @@ @# @, @~ @» @; @= @$ @& @@ @@ @# #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# #, #~ #» #; #= #$ #& #@ #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# the ceiling is covered in actual stars. #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# eyes above #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$@@## fading into silver flakes as they fall ##@@$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@@ bubbles in drinks @@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$$&&@ @&&$$=;»~,
,,,,,»=$&@ drinks with a secret ingredient, that @&$=»,,,,,
,,,,»;;=&@ makes you see the stars even when you @&=;;»,,,,
,~»;=$&@@# close your eyes. #@@&$=;»~,
,,,,~»=&@@ @@&=»~,,,,
,~»;=$&@@# at these deeper levels it can be hard #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# to remember who and where you are #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@@ (were). normal staff is as transformed @@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# as guests. instead, care and protection #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;=$&@@# are offered by (overly flirty) #@@&$=;»~,
,~»;===$$@ 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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,~»;=$&@@# #@@&$=;»~,