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,,§,§§§,,§ :,« 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. ,«: ,§§,§,§,,§
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,,,§,,§,,, «,: 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. «,: ,,§,,§§,§,
§,,,§,,§,§ «,:««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««,«: §,§§,§,§§§
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,§§,§,§§,, ,:« 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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,,,,§,§§,, «:, 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. :«, ,§,§§,,§§,
,,§§§,,§,§ «:,««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««:,« §§§§,§,§,§
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,§§§,§§§,, :,« 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 :«, §,§§,,§§§,
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