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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- †-- 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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¨¨--†§£### -†- and we did not know its original --† ###£§†--¨¨
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¨¨¨--†§£## -†- 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: -†- #£§†--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨--†§£### -†- 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 †-- ##£§†--¨¨¨
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¨--†§£#### -†- years to come. --† ####£§†--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨--†§£ †-- 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 --† ##£§†--¨¨¨
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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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