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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. †=: §§,§§§,§,§
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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 :†= ,§§,§§,,,,
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