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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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