§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§§¨ 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. ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨