,,,,,,-=/§ §/=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=/ /=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=/ 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. §/=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=/ /=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=/ /=-,,,,,,,