,,,»\**$$@ @$$**\»,,,
,^»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\***$&& &&$***\»^,
,^»\*$$&@@ @@&$$*\»^,
,,,^\\*&@# #@&*\\^,,,
,,,,^\$$$& they built the final nightclub on top &$$$\^,,,,
,,,,,^\$@# 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. @$$\\»^,,,
,,^»\\*&@# (or do) #@&*\\»^,,
,^»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## the deeper the floor goes, the more ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## expensive the drinks. this is not ##@&$*\»^,
,,,,^\\$@# coincidental. the more expensive the #@$\\^,,,,
,^»\*$&@## drinks, the more likely it is that ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## someone will buy them for you. ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## this is also not coincidental. if ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## someone buys you a drink, they are very ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## likely to take care of your needs in ##@&$*\»^,
,,,,,^»\$& other ways as well. &$\»^,,,,,
,^»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»^,
,^»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»^,
,,,»»*$$$& &$$$*»»,,,
,,,,»\$$&& &&$$\»,,,,
,^»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»^,