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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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