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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^,« BENEVOLENT SPIRE, TOWERING WELL ,^« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,«^ CLAD IN WHITE SCALES, AND SHAPED «,^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, «,^ LIKED A MUSHROOM. «^, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «^, WE LOVED IT DEARLY. ^«, «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«^†% ,^« AND WE DID NOT KNOW ITS ORIGINAL ,«^ %†^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^†%£ ,«^ BUILDERS. THEY HAD USED ITS «,^ £%†^«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† «^, PRESENCE, AND HONORED IT THE ^«, †^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ^«, ONLY WAY WE KNEW HOW: BY ^,« ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨«^ THIS PLACE WE CALLED OUR CITY: ,^« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,^« WAVY AND FRACTURED, WITH EACH ^,« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ^,« COURTYARD ON A DIFFERENT HEIGHT, ^«, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ «^, DRAINS. AND SOME PLACES, LIKE «,^ ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† «,^ THE SPIRE, NOBODY HAD ACCESSED ,«^ †^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^†% ,«^ FOR MANY YEARS. ONCE ITS WALLS ,^« %†^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^†%£ ,^« ARE JUST TOO HIGH, AND THE ^,« £%†^«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«^†%£# ,^« SO, BASICALLY, THAT SUMMER THE ^,« #£%†^«,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† «^, 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 «^, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† «^, FOR ITS EYES. THE SMALLER SPIRES «,^ †^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† ,^« TINY MAW AT FIRST, SHORTER THAN «,^ †^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ,«^ US, AND WE LET IT BE. OUR «^, ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,^ JOURNEYS STILL END AT ITS FEET. ^«, «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,^« SUCKED INSIDE. NEW BUILDINGS ARE «,^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,«^ MANIFESTED OVERNIGHT, ONLY TO «^, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« ^«, TIMESHARE SCAM. GOONS ARE PLACED ,^« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^ ^,« OUTSIDE, AND WE GET BEATEN UP A ,«^ ^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^† ,^« FEW TIMES, AND STOP GOING. «,^ †^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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