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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 .;« .¤¤¤.¤¤.¤.
¤...¤¤.¤¤¤ ..« CARS..... .«. ¤..¤¤.¤¤¤¤
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