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,,,,,,,,.- ,.† The Spire -†, -.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.-†§ †-. 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 .†- #§$§†-.,,,
,,,,.-†§$§ ,.- Cars..... .-, §$§†-.,,,,
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