####&&$;~- -~;$&&####
#&;;~,,,,, ,,,,,~;;&#
#&&&$;~-,, ,,-~;$&&&#
###&&$;~-, ,-~;$&&###
###&&$;~-, ,-~;$&&###
##&$~,,,,, THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ,,,,,~$&##
###&&$;~-, OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ,-~;$&&###
###&&$;~-, FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ,-~;$&&###
##&$$~-,,, PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? ,,,-~$$&##
&&&&;;--,, 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 ,-~;&&####
&&$~~,,,,, LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ,,,,,~~$&&
###&&$;~-, OTHER WAYS AS WELL. ,-~;$&&###
###&&$;~-, ,-~;$&&###
&$;~~-,,,, ,,,,-~~;$&
###&&$;~-, ,-~;$&&###
###&&$;~-, ,-~;$&&###
&&;~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~;&&