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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. =-: ,,¤,¤,¤,,,
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,¤,,,¤,,¤¤ =:- 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. :-= ,,,,¤¤¤,¤,
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¤¤,,¤¤,,,, -:= 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. :-= ¤¤,¤¤,,¤,¤
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,,,,,¤,¤¤¤ :=- 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. =-: ¤,,¤¤,¤¤,,
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,¤¤¤,,¤¤,¤ =-: 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 :=- ,,,¤,,¤¤¤,
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