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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. :=: .¤..¤¤¤¤¤¤
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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. :=: ..¤.¤.¤¤..
....¤¤¤.¤¤ :=:==================================::= .¤¤¤¤¤.¤.¤
...¤..¤¤.¤ ::= 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. :=: ¤¤..¤¤¤..¤
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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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