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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. ;~. ¨¨¤¤¨¨¤¤¤¤
¨¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ;~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;.~ ¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¨
¤¤¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¤ ;.~ 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. .;¨ ¨¨¤¤¤¤¨¨¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¤ ¨¨¨...;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;...¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤
¤¤¤¤¨¨¤¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¤¨¨
¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¤ ¨¨¨...;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;...¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¤¨¨ ¨.; 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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