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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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