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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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