,,^~;†&£## ##£&†;~^,,
,,,^~;†&£# #£&†;~^,,,
,,,,^~;†&£ £&†;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;†& &†;~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;† †;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;†& ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, &†;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;†&£ ,^; 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. ^~, #£&†;~^,,,
,,^~;†&£## ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, ##£&†;~^,,
,^~;†&£### ###£&†;~^,
,,^~;†&£## ##£&†;~^,,
,,,^~;†&£# ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, #£&†;~^,,,
,,,,^~;†&£ ,~; 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. ^;, #£&†;~^,,,
,,,,^~;†&£ ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, £&†;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;†& &†;~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;† ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, †;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;†& ,^; 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..... ^~, £&†;~^,,,,
,,,^~;†&£# ,,,^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^,,, #£&†;~^,,,
,,^~;†&£## ##£&†;~^,,
,^~;†&£### ###£&†;~^,
,,^~;†&£## ##£&†;~^,,
,,,^~;†&£# #£&†;~^,,,
,,,,^~;†&£ £&†;~^,,,,