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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. .=† ,§§,,§,,§,
§,§§,,§,§§ .=†===================================.† ,§,§,§§,§§
,§§,§,§§§, =.† 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 .†= ,§,§,§§,§§
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