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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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¨¨¨¨¨,,^&@ #¨ #, #= #^ #§ #& #@ ## @&^,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^§§§@## 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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