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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. ,~^ ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ ,~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,^ ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ ~,^ 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. ^~, ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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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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