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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. ,-: @#¤£*:-,,,
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,,,,,-:*£¤ -,: 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. ,-: ¤£*:-,,,,,
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,,,-:*£¤#@ ,:- 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. -,: #@#¤£*:-,,
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,,,,-:*£¤# -,: IIRC IT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY :-, #¤£*:-,,,,
,,,,,-:*£¤ -:, SOME ENERGY DRINK BARON WHO USES :,- ¤£*:-,,,,,
,,,,,,-:*£ :-, IT TO HOLD ALL HIS FOURTY EIGHT ,:- £*:-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-:* ,,- CARS..... ,-, *:-,,,,,,,
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