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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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