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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. ,»^ @§¤§^»,,,,
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,,»^§¤§@## »,^ 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. ,»^ ^»,,,,,,,,
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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. »,^ §^»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»^ »,^»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»,»^ ^»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»^§ ,»^ 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. »,^ §¤§^»,,,,,
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,,,»^§¤§@# »,^ IIRC IT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY ^», #@§¤§^»,,,
,,»^§¤§@## »^, SOME ENERGY DRINK BARON WHO USES ^,» ##@§¤§^»,,
,,,»^§¤§@# ^», IT TO HOLD ALL HIS FOURTY EIGHT ,^» #@§¤§^»,,,
,,,,»^§¤§@ ,,» CARS..... ,», @§¤§^»,,,,
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