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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? $†=~......
.......~=† classified maps  had  gone missing  some †=~.......
........~= years before.                            =~........
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......~=†$ 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. ###@§$†=~.
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...~=†$§@# .#  .# .# .#  .#  .#  .#  .#  .#  .#  .# #@§$†=~...
....~=†$§@ ~~ 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)                  ##@§$†=~..
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..~=†$§@## 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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