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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. -^= @,,,,,,,,@
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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. =-^ @@@,,,,@@@
@,,,@@@,,@ -=^----------------------------------=^- @,@@,,,@,@
@@,,@,@@,, =-^ 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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