,~»;*$&### ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## THEY BUILT THE FINAL NIGHTCLUB ON TOP ##&$*;»~,,
,~»;*$&### OF AN UNDOCUMENTED RESEARCH SITE. EACH ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## FLOOR CLOSER TO THE COLLAPSED WARP ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# YEARS BEFORE. #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## ##&$*;»~,,
,~»;*$&### THE DEEPER YOU DESCEND, THE STRANGER ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## THE ENVIRONMENT - FIRST MORE ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ##&$*;»~,,
,~»;*$&### DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# YOUR BODY, AND FINALLY YOUR SENSE OF #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& SELF. &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### ##&$*;»~,,
,~»;*$&### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## ###### ###### ######## ######## ##&$*;»~,,
,~»;*$&### ######## ######## ######## ######## ###&$*;»~,
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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. ###&$*;»~,
,,~»;*$&## ##&$*;»~,,
,,,~»;*$&# #&$*;»~,,,
,,,,~»;*$& &$*;»~,,,,
,,,~»;*$&# #&$*;»~,,,
,,~»;*$&## ##&$*;»~,,