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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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....~~/^ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... #&^/~~....
...~~/^@ ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... @#&^/~~...
..~~/^@@ ...... ...... ...... ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. @@#&^/~~..
.~~/^@@# ~. ~. ~. ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ #@@#&^/~~.
..~~/^@@ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~/ ~/ ~/ @@#&^/~~..
...~~/^@ ~/ ~^ ~^ ~& ~# ~@ ~@ ~# ~. ~~ ~~ ~/ ~^ @#&^/~~...
....~~/^ ~& ~# ~@ ~@ ~# /. /~ /~ // /^ /& /# /@ #&^/~~....
.....~~/^& /@ /# ^. ^~ ^~ ^/ ^^ ^& ^# ^@ ^@ ^# &. &^/~~.....
......~~/^ &~ &~ &/ &^ && &@ &@ #. #~ #~ #/ ^/~~......
.....~~/^& #^ #& ## #@ #@ ## @. @~ @~ @/ @^ @& @# &^/~~.....
....~~/^ @@ @@ @# @. @~ @~ @/ @^ @& @# @@ @@ @# #&^/~~....
...~~/^@ #. #~ #~ #/ #^ #& ## #@ @#&^/~~...
..~~/^@@ 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. &^/~~.....
....~~/^ #&^/~~....
...~~/^@ @#&^/~~...
..~~/^@@ @@#&^/~~..
.~~/^@@# #@@#&^/~~.
..~~/^@@ @@#&^/~~..