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§,,§§§§§§, †~- 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. -~† §,,,§,,§§§
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,§,,§§,§,, ~-† We Were Grateful For Its ~†- ,,§,§,§§§,
,§§,§,§§§, ~†- Presence, And Honored It The †~- ,,§§§§§,,§
§§,§§§§,,§ †~- Only Way We Knew How: By †-~ ,,§,,,,§,§
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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. -~† §,,,§,§§§§
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§,,,,,§§,§ -†~ 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. ~-† §,§§§,,,§§
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§§§§§,,§,, -~† 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 ~-† §§§§,,§§§,
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§§,§,§§§,, ,~† Invitations. -†, §§,,§§§§,§
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,,,,§§§§,§ ~†- 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. †~- §§§§,§§§§§
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§,,,,§,,,§ †~- 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. †~- §,,§§§§,§,
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§,,,§§§§,, †~- Timeshare Scam. Goons Are Placed -†~ ,§§§§,,§,,
§§,,§,,,§, †-~ Outside, And We Get Beaten Up A -~† §§,,,§,§§,
§,§,§§,,§§ -†~ Few Times, And Stop Going. ~-† §,§,,§§§,§
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