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