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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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