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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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