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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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