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&&&,,,&,,, CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ,&&&,,&,,,
&,&&,,,&,, LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ,&,&&,,&,,
,,&&&,,,&, IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ,,,&&&,,&,
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,,,&&&,,,, YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS &&,,&,,,,,
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,&,,,,,,,& TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ,&&,,,&&&,
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&&,,&,&&,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,&&&,,,,&
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