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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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