,,,,,-/&¤@ @¤&/-,,,,,
,^-/%&¤#@# #@#¤&%/-^,
,^-/%&¤### ###¤&%/-^,
,^-/%&¤### ###¤&%/-^,
,^-/%&¤### ###¤&%/-^,
,,,,,,^/&¤ 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. ¤%-,,,,,,,
,^-/%&¤#@# #@#¤&%/-^,
,,,^///&#@ @#&///^,,,
,,^--%%¤#@ @#¤%%--^,,
,,,,,-/%¤¤ ¤¤%/-,,,,,
,^---//&¤@ @¤&//---^,