.~«^%&§@## ##@§&%^«~.
.~«^%&§@## ##@§&%^«~.
.~«^%&§### ###§&%^«~.
....~«%%§# #§%%«~....
......««%§ §%««......
.~«^%&§@## 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. §&&&^«~...
.«^%&§@### ###@§&%^«.
.~«^%&§@## ##@§&%^«~.
...~«^&&@# #@&&^«~...
.~«^%&§@## ##@§&%^«~.
.~«^%&§@## ##@§&%^«~.