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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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