,,§,§§,§§,                                          ,,,§,,,§§,
,,,,§§,§§§                                          ,,,,§,,§§§
§,,,§§,§,§                                          ,,,,,§,§,§
§§,,§§,,,§                                          ,,,,,,,,,§
,§§,§§§,,§                                          ,,,,,,,,,§
,§§,,,,,§§                    ~~                    ,,,,,,§§§,
,,,,§§§,,,                    ;~                    ,§§§§,,§,,
§§§,,§,,§§                 ,;  ,;                   ,,§§,,,,,§
§§,,,,,,,§                ~~     =:                 §,,,,§§§,,
,,,§§§§§,,            ,§§         ;¶¶¶;             ,,§§,,§,,,
§§,,§§§,,,            :=            ,§,             ,,,,,,,,§§
§,,,,§,,§§           ,=&            ,¶;             §§§§§§§,,§
,,§§,,,,,,            ,=&          :¶=              ,§§§§§,,,,
§,,,,§§§§§               ~§;     §§&~               ,,§§§,,§§§
,,§§,,§§§§           ~&§§§#;     §¶¶§§=:            ,,,§,,,,§§
,,,,,,,§§§      ,~&&§,                 ~¶§&&:       §§,,,§§,,,
§§§§§§,,§§  :&§&§:                         ;¶&&&,   ,,,§,,,,§§
§§§§§,,,,§  ,;=                                =:   §§,,,§§,,§
§§§§,,§§,, =¶~                                 =§:  §,,§,,,,,,
,§§,,,,,,, ¶#~                                  ~;  ,,,,,§§§§,
,,,,§§§§§§ ¶,                                   :§= §§§§,,§§,,
§§§,,§§§§, #                  #                   # §§§,,,,,,§
§§,,,,§§,, #            ¶            ¶            # §§,,§§§§,,
,,,§§,,,,§ #         #         §        #         # §,,,,§§,,,
§§,,,,§§,, 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 ,§,,,,,,§§
§,,,,,,§§, #        #         §         #         # ,,,§§§§,,§
,,§§§§,,,, #            ¶            ¶            # ,§,,§§,,,,
§,,§§,,§§§ #                   #                  # ,,,,,,,§§§
,,,,,,,,§§ §¶:                                   ,¶ ,§§§§§,,§§
,§§§§§§,,, ,&~                                  ~## ,,§§§,,,,,
,,§§§§,,§§  ;#=                                 ~#¶ §,,§,,§§§§
,,,§§,,,,,   ;&                                =#;  ,,,,,,,§§,
§§,,,,§§§§   ~¶§§#;                         :¶§¶¶;  ,§§§§§,,,,
,,,§§,,§§§       ;¶§¶#~                 ,¶§§§;      ,,§§§,,§§,
§§,,,,,,§§          ,~=§§¶##§     ;#¶§§§=:          ,,,§,,,,,,
,,,§§§§,,,              ,§##§     ;#&,              §§,,,§§§§,
§§,,§§,,§§             :¶#:          §¶~            §,,§,,§§,,
,,,,,,,,,,            :¶#,            §#~           ,,,,,,,,,,
§§§§§§§§§§            ,&#,            &~            §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§            :¶#¶#=         §¶~            §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                :§&     ;&~               §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                  ,=,  =:                 §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                    ;§;                   §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                    ;=                    §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§