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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. =^/ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨
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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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