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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. -,= ,@,,,,,,,,
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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. =-, ,,,,@,@@,,
,,@,@@,,,, -=,----------------------------------=,- ,,,,,,@@@,
,,,,@@@,,, =-, 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 ,=- ,,,@@@,,@,
@@@,,,,,,, ,,- CARS..... ,-, ,,,@,@@,,,
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