,,,,,,-^†¤ ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†¤# #¤†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†¤## ##¤†^-,,,,
,,,-^†¤### ###¤†^-,,,
,,-^†¤#### ####¤†^-,,
,,,-^†¤### 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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,,,,,-^†¤# ######## ######## ######## ######## #¤†^-,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†¤ ######## ######## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†¤ ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†¤# ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, #¤†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†¤## ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ##¤†^-,,,,
,,,-^†¤### ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ###¤†^-,,,
,,-^†¤#### ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ####¤†^-,,
,,,-^†¤### ,, ,, ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,^ ,^ ,^ ###¤†^-,,,
,,,,-^†¤## ,^ ,† ,† ,¤ ,# ,# ,# ,# -, -, -- -^ -† ##¤†^-,,,,
,,,,,-^†¤# -¤ -# -# -# -# ^, ^, ^- ^^ ^† ^¤ ^# ^# #¤†^-,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†¤ ^# ^# †, †, †- †^ †† †¤ †# †# †# †# ¤, ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† ¤, ¤- ¤^ ¤† ¤¤ ¤# ¤# ¤# ¤# #, #, #- #^ †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ #† #¤ ## ## ## ## #, #, #- #^ #† #¤ ## ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† ## ## ## #, #, #- #^ #† #¤ ## ## ## ## †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†¤ #, #, #- #^ #† #¤ ## ## ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†¤# 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. ¤†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†¤# #¤†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†¤## ##¤†^-,,,,
,,,-^†¤### ###¤†^-,,,
,,-^†¤#### ####¤†^-,,
,,,-^†¤### ###¤†^-,,,