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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 ;-« ,,,,,,,,@@
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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 -«; @,,,@,@,,,
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@@@,,,,@@, «;- 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 -«; ,,,,@@,@@@
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