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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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¨¨¨^\\††¤# ######## ######## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #¤††\\^¨¨¨
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¨¨^^^\\†*# ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ #*†\\^^^¨¨
¨^-\†*¤### ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ###¤*†\-^¨
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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. #¤††---^¨¨
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