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«,,,,,,,,, ,,/ The Spire «/, ,,,,,,,,,«
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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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