,,^»=†$&@# #@&$†=»^,,
,,,^»=†$&@ @&$†=»^,,,
,,,,^»=†$& &$†=»^,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»= ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, =»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† ,^= The Spire »=, †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ »=^»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»=»^ $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,^»=†$& =»^ 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. ^», $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»= =»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,^»=†$& ,»= 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. ^=, @&$†=»^,,,
,,,,^»=†$& ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, &$†=»^,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»= ,^= In Twenty fourteen, The Tower Is =»^ =»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† »=^ Toppled And Eaten By Machines. =^» †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ =»^ 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..... ^», &$†=»^,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ ,,,^^^============================^^^,,, $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»= =»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»=† †=»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»=†$ $†=»^,,,,,
,,,,^»=†$& &$†=»^,,,,