,,::=**$@@                                          @@$**=::,,
,,,,=\$@@@                                          @@@$\=,,,,
,:=\**$$@@                                          @@$$**\=:,
,:=\*$@@@#                                          #@@@$*\=:,
,,,,,=\\$@                                          @$\\=,,,,,
,:=\*$@@## 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.                                    @$\:,,,,,,
,:=\**$$@@                                          @@$$**\=:,
,:=\*$@@@# # # # # #  # # # #  # #  # # # ##### ### #@@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@## ### ### ### ###  ###  ### ###  ##### ### ##@@$*\=:,
,,,::=\$$@ ###  ###  ##### #####  ##### ##### ##### @$$\=::,,,
,:=\\\*@@# #### ####  #### #### #### #### #### #### #@@*\\\=:,
,:=\*$@@## ######   ######  ######  ######   ###### ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\\\*@@@ ######   ######  ######   ######  ###### @@@*\\\=:,
,,:==\*@@# ######    ######    ########    ######## #@@*\==:,,
,,,:==\$$@ ########   ########   ########  ######## @$$\==:,,,
,:=\*$@@## ########  ########   ########   ######## ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@@@ ########   ########   :::::::::::::::::: @@@@$*\=:,
,,,,,=*$$@ ::::  :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: @$$*=,,,,,
,:=\*$@@## ::::  ::::  ::::  ,,,,,,  ,,,,,,  ,,,,,, ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@## ,,,,,,  ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,  ,,,,, ##@@$*\=:,
,,,::\$@@# ,,,,, ,,,,,  ,,,,, ,,,,,  ,,,,,  ,,,,,,, #@@$\::,,,
,,,::=*$$@ ,,,,,,,  ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, @$$*=::,,,
,,,,,=\$@# ,,,,,,,   ,,,,,,  ,,,,,,  ,,,,,,  ,,,,,, #@$\=,,,,,
,,,,,:\$@@ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, :, :, :,  :, :,  :, @@$\:,,,,,
,:=\*$@@@# :, :, :, :: ::  :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: #@@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@## :: :: := := := :=  :=  := := := :\ :\ :\ ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$$@@@ :\ :* :*  :$ :@ :@ :# :# =, =: == =\  =* @@@$$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@## =$ =@ =@ =# =# \,  \: \=  \\ \* \$ \@ \@ ##@@$*\=:,
,,,,:\$$@@ \# \# *, *: *= *\ ** *$  *@ *@ *# *#  $, @@$$\:,,,,
,:=\*$@@## $: $= $\ $* $$ $@ $@ $#  $#  @, @: @= @\ ##@@$*\=:,
,,,,,::\*@ @*  @$  @@ @@ @# @# @, @: @= @\ @* @$ @@ @*\::,,,,,
,,:::::\$@ @@ @# @# #, #: #= #\ #* #$ #@  #@  ## ## @$\:::::,,
,,,,:\\$@# #,    #:   #=   #\   #*    #$    #@   #@ #@$\\:,,,,
,,,:=*$$@@ THE CEILING  IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. @@$$*=:,,,
,,,,:==\$@ 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. ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@##                                          ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@@@                                          @@@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@##                                          ##@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@@@                                          @@@@$*\=:,
,:=\*$@@##                                          ##@@$*\=:,