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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.        ,«¨ &&&&&&¨&¨&
&¨&&&¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,,,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^,,,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&&&¨
&&¨¨&&&¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨& ¨¨¨,,,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^,,,¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨&¨&¨ ¨«^ 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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