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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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