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&&&&&&¨¨¨¨ ^»- 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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