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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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