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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. ^^, ¤,,¤¤¤¤¤¤,
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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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