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,,,§,§,§§, ,,^ 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. ,«, §§§,,,,,,,
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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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