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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. -:\ ,@,,@@@@,@
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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. \-: ,,@,@@,@,,
@@@,@@@@@, -\:----------------------------------\:- ,@@@,@@@,@
,,@@,,,,@@ \-: 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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