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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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##@§&*^-~¨ ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ¨~-^*&§@##
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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. ¨~-^*&§@##
#@@§&*^-~¨ ¨~-^*&§@@#
@§&^-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-^&§@
@&^--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--^&@
@§&^-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-^&§@
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