§¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨§§§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                    ~~                    §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                    *~                    §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                 ¨*  ¨*                   §§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                ~~     *^                 ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨            ¨§§         *¶¶¶*             ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨            ^*            ¨§¨             ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨           ¨*%            ¨¶*             ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨            ¨*%          ^¶*              §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨               ~§*     §§%~               ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§           ~%§§§#*     §¶¶§§*^            ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨      ¨~%%§¨                 ~¶§%%^       §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨  ^%§%§^                         *¶%%%¨   §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§  ¨**                                *^   §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§ *¶~                                 *§^  §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨ ¶#~                                  ~*  ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ ¶¨                                   ^§* ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ #                  #                   # ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ #            ¶            ¶            # ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ #         #         §         #        # ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ THE   TRAIN    IS   A   DASHING    ARROW ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§ OVER               THE              SEA. §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨§ #        ¶         ^         ¶         # §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§ #       %       *      *       %       # ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§ #        %         ^         %         # ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨ LOOK    CLOSER   -   IT'S   NOT   WATER. ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ #       %       ^       ^      %       # ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ #    ~     *     ¨    ¨    *     ~     # ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ #       ~       ^       ^      ~       # §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨ THE LOWLAND WHICH  WAS ONCE THE  MIDRIFF ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ OF  SWEDEN.  THE  SALT  FLATS  SPAN  FOR ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ HUNDREDS  OF  MILES. FROM A  NARROW LINE §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ OF  HILLS  THE TRAIN  LOWERS ITSELF ONTO ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE  CRYSTALS AND SHOOTS  NORTH,  LIKE A ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ SYRINGE       INTO       A       BALOON. ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ #     *    ^    ¨     ¨     ^    *     # ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ #   ~    ^   ¨   ¨    ¨    ¨   ^   ~   # ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ #     *    ^    ¨     ¨    ^     *     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ #   ~    ^    ¨   ¨    ¨   ¨   ^   ~   # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨ #     *    ^     ¨    ¨     ^    *     # §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ THEY CALL  IT  THE "MANDELBROT  CRATER", §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§ AND IT IS THE REST OF A MINING DISASTER. ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ #       ~       ^       ^      ~       # ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§ #     ~      *     ¨      *     ~      # ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ #       %      ^       ^       %       # ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ SUN HITS  THE FOUR-RAILED  TRACK, AS  IT §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨ FRACTURES  INTO VILLAGES  OR  PAST THEM. §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§ THE  PEOPLE  HERE ARE  PALE  BUT  CRISP, §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ REFLECTIONS    OF   SOME   OTHER   WORLD §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ #         %         ^         %        # ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ #      %       *       *       %       # ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #         ¶         ^         ¶        # ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY ALWAYS SEEM  A BIT ANNOYED THAT YOU ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ ARE  MANIFESTING   THEM   INTO  PHYSICAL §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ FORM. LIKE  IF  YOU  WEREN'T HERE,  THEY ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ WOULD  BE  NOTHING  MORE  THAN  THE  SUN ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ AGAINST           THE           PLATFORM §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ #         #         §        #         # §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§ #            ¶            ¶            # §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§ #                   #                  # §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§ §¶^                                   ¨¶ ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ ¨%~                                  ~## ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨  *#*                                 ~#¶ ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨   *%                                *#*  ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§   ~¶§§#*                         ^¶§¶¶*  §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§       *¶§¶#~                 ¨¶§§§*      §§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨          ¨~*§§¶##§     *#¶§§§*^          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨              ¨§##§     *#%¨              ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨             ^¶#^          §¶~            ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨            ^¶#¨            §#~           ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨            ¨%#¨            %~            §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨            ^¶#¶#*         §¶~            ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                ^§%     *%~               ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                  ¨*¨  *^                 §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                    *§*                   §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                    **                    §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨