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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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