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#@#%*^~^.. YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ..^~^*%#@#
@#%*^~^... BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ...^~^*%#@
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@#%*^~^... NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ...^~^*%#@
#@#%*^~^.. CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ..^~^*%#@#
##@#%*^~^. YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF .^~^*%#@##
#@#%*^~^.. A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ..^~^*%#@#
@#%*^~^... WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ...^~^*%#@
#%*^~^.... LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ....^~^*%#
%*^~^..... PITCH BLACK INSIDE. .....^~^*%
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