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,§,§,§,§,§ ,-; THE SPIRE =;, ,§,§,,§,,§
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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. ;=- ,§,§,§§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§ ;=-==================================;-= ,§,§,,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,§ ;-= 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. =-; ,§,§,§§,§§
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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 =-; ,§,§,§§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§ =-; 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. ;=- ,§,§,§§,§§
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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. ;=- ,§,§,§§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§ =;- 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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