In v2.09, reaching the Spire gave you a static screen and the text: "You arrive. Nothing is there. This was the point."
The Cartography of Regret: Deconstructing the Emotional Labyrinth of The Pilgrimage (v2.10) the pilgrimage [v2.10] [messman]
I had to stop playing during the third Lumen Pool because my own heart rate fell out of sync with the game, and the resulting discordance triggered a mild anxiety attack. I mean this as the highest compliment. the pilgrimage [v2.10] [messman]