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,&&,&,&,&, ,-; The Spire «;, &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;-««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Once Upon A Time, There Was A ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;-« Benevolent Spire, Towering Well -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« Above Our Tallest Trees. It Was -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«; Clad In White Scales, And Shaped «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-; Liked A Mushroom. «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- We Loved It Dearly. ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
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,,&,&,&,&, ;-« It Predated Us By Many Years, -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« And We Did Not Know Its Original -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«; Builders. They Had Used Its «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-; Hollow Body For Many Strange «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- Purposes - A Womblike Place Of ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Gestation, A Storage Of Strage ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;-« Fluids, A Temple To Some Kind Of -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« Arcane Deity. -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«;«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-; We Were Grateful For Its «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- Presence, And Honored It The ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Only Way We Knew How: By ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ,-« Breaking In. -«, &,&&,&,&,&
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,&&,&,&,&, ,«; This Place We Called Our City: -;« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -;« Wavy And Fractured, With Each ;-« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;-« Courtyard On A Different Height, ;«- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- Roads Becoming Roofs Becoming «;- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;- Drains. And Some Places, Like «-; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «-; The Spire, Nobody Had Accessed -«; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -«; For Many Years. Once Its Walls -;« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -;« Are Just Too High, And The ;-« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;-« Internal Routes To Labyrinthine, ;«- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- A Place Among Others Is Easily «;- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;- Overlooked. -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«;««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««-;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« So, Basically, That Summer The ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;-« Four Of Us Snuck And Climbed And «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Crawled For Weeks, Searching For «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- A Secluded Place To Do Drugs And «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-; Play Music On Our Handhelds. -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«; Instead We Found Vast Lungs -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« Drained Of Their Catalyst ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;-« Sludge, And A Birds-Eye View To ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Make Sense Of Our Roamings For «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- Years To Come. «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-;««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««-«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -«; A Central Spine, A Staircase -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -;« Around It, The Seven Toroidal ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;-« Lungs Stacked Outside, And The ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;«- Control Room On Top. The Sockets «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «;- For Its Eyes. The Smaller Spires «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «-; For Radiating Consciousness -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ,«; Invitations. -;, &,&&,&,&,&
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,,&,&,&,&, ,-; In Twenty fourteen, The Tower Is ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;- Toppled And Eaten By Machines. ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- After A While, Something New Is -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;-« Conjured In Its Place. It'S A -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -;« Tiny Maw At First, Shorter Than «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -«; Us, And We Let It Be. Our «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «-; Journeys Still End At Its Feet. ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;-««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- But Then We Are Betrayed. The -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;-« New Tower Eats Us. Others Are -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -;« Sucked Inside. New Buildings Are «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -«; Manifested Overnight, Only To «;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «-; Disappear In The Evening Fog. ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;- For A While Its Some Kind Of ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- Timeshare Scam. Goons Are Placed -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ;-« Outside, And We Get Beaten Up A -«; &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, -;« Few Times, And Stop Going. «-; &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, -«;«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««;- &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, «-; Iirc It'S Currently Owned By ;«- &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, «;- Some Energy drink Baron Who Uses ;-« &,,&,&,&,&
,,&,&,&,&, ;«- It To Hold All His Fourty Eight -;« &,&&,&,&,&
,&&,&,&,&, ,-« Cars..... -«, &,,&,&,&,&
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