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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. /-, §§§,§§§§,,
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§§,§,§,,§§ /,- 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. -,/ ,§,§,,,,,§
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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. -,/ §§,,§,,§§,
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,§,§,,§§§§ -,/ iirc it's currently owned by /-, §§§§§,§§§§
§§§§§,§,,, -/, some energy drink baron who uses /,- §,,,,§§,,,
§,,,,§§§,, /-, it to hold all his fourty eight ,/- ,§,,,§,§,,
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