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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. *». ¤,¤,¤¤,,¤,
¤¤,,¤,¤¤,, *».»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»*.» ¤,¤,,¤,¤¤,
,¤,¤¤,,¤,¤ *.» 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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