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##£§%*/=,¨ SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING  IN FROM  THE SEA, ¨,=/*%§£##
##£§%*/=,¨ THE BUILDING COMES  TO LIFE: IT MOVES ON ¨,=/*%§£##
###£§*/=,¨ A   THOUSAND  ROBOTIC  LEGS  TO  ANOTHER ¨,=/*§£###
##£§%*/=,¨ (SECRET)  PART OF  TOWN, OR  PERHAPS OUT ¨,=/*%§£##
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§§%%/,¨¨¨¨ IF  YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH  THE  WINDOWS ¨¨¨¨,/%%§§
§%%/===,¨¨ YOU WOULD SEE THE  MIST ROLLING  BY, AND ¨¨,===/%%§
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