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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 ::= @¨@@@¨¨¨@¨
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