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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.  «,; §,,§,,,,,,
,,,§,,,,§, ,«;«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««;, ,§,,§,,,,,
,,,,§,,,,§ «,;  IIRC  IT'S CURRENTLY  OWNED BY  ;«, ,,§,,§,,,,
,,,,,§,,,, «;, SOME ENERGY DRINK BARON WHO USES ;,« §,,§,,§,,,
,,,,,,§,,, ;«, IT TO HOLD ALL  HIS FOURTY EIGHT ,;« §§,,§,,§,,
,,,,,,,§,, ,,«            CARS.....             ,«, §§§,,§,,§,
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