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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. ;~. §,§,,§,§,,
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§,§,§,§,§, ;.~ 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. .~; §,§,§§,§,§
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§,§,§,§,§, .;~ 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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§,§,§,§,§, .~; 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. ;~. §,§,,§,§,,
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§,§,§,§,§, ;~. 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. ~.; §,§,,§,§,,
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§,§,§,§,§, ~.; Iirc It'S Currently Owned By ;~. §,§,,§,§,,
§,§,§,§,§, ~;. Some Energy drink Baron Who Uses ;.~ §,§,§§,§,§
§,§,§,§,§, ;~. It To Hold All His Fourty Eight .;~ §,§,,§,§,,
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