,-~**%%%¤# #¤%%%**~-,
,,,,-**&&¤ ¤&&**-,,,,
,,,~****%¤ ¤%****~,,,
,,,,,~**&# #&**~,,,,,
,,,,~*%&&¤ ¤&&%*~,,,,
,-~*%&¤### 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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,-~*%&¤### ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ###¤&%*~-,
,,,,,-~~%¤ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, -, -, -, -, -, -, ¤%~~-,,,,,
,,,,-*&¤## -, -, -, -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ##¤&*-,,,,
,,,,~%&&## -- -- -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -~ -* -* -* ##&&%~,,,,
,,,,,,~~%¤ -* -% -% -& -¤ -# -# -# ~, ~- ~~ ~* ~% ¤%~~,,,,,,
,,,--~~%¤# ~& ~¤ ~# ~# ~# *, *- *~ ** *% *& *¤ *# #¤%~~--,,,
,-~*%&¤### *# *# %, %- %~ %* %% %& %¤ %# %# %# &, ###¤&%*~-,
,-~*%&¤### &- &~ &* &% && &¤ &# &# &# ¤, ¤- ¤~ ¤* ###¤&%*~-,
,-~*%&¤### ¤% ¤& ¤¤ ¤# ¤# ¤# #, #- #~ #* #% #& #¤ ###¤&%*~-,
,--~*%%&&¤ ## ## ## #, #- #~ #* #% #& #¤ ## ## ## ¤&&%%*~--,
,-~*%&¤### #, #- #~ #* #% #& #¤ ## ###¤&%*~-,
,,,,-~~%&# 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. ¤¤&%~~~-,,
,-~*%&¤### ###¤&%*~-,
,-~*%&¤¤## ##¤¤&%*~-,
,,,~~~~*&¤ ¤&*~~~~,,,
,-~*%&¤### ###¤&%*~-,
,,,,,~%%&¤ ¤&%%~,,,,,