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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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