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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. =», ¤,,¤,,¤¤¤,
,,¤,,¤¤,,, =»,»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»=,» ¤¤,¤¤,¤,,¤
¤,¤¤,¤,¤,, =,» 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 ,=» ¤¤,¤¤¤,¤¤¤
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