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¨¨¨¨:~\§&£ clearing, narrow but immeasurably long. £&§\~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~\§&£# to your sides are walls made of trees, #£&§\~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~\§&£# blue, almost white. #£&§\~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~\§ parallel silvery lines, dark hard §\~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& metal. somehow you can see how heavy &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~\§&£ youre at the train station, on a £&§\~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~\§&£# catwalk above the rails. your train is #£&§\~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~\§&£## late, or you are late to the train. ##£&§\~:¨¨
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¨¨:~\§&£## is busy, full of relaxed confidence. ##£&§\~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& stressed about the time, while moving &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~\§ up the stairs to your platform. the §\~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& station is in several levels, all &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~\§&£# intelligent designer, and full of #£&§\~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~\§&£## stairs, elevators, shortcuts, ##£&§\~:¨¨
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¨¨:~\§&£## some glass windows. it's... not where ##£&§\~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~\§&£# it's supposed to be? #£&§\~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~\§&£# you're traveling in, the journey has #£&§\~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~\§&£ been long. but it's about to end! £&§\~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& through the windows you see first small &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~\§&£# proper houses with mortar to keep them #£&§\~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~\§&£# network... #£&§\~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& the tracks leave the ground, which is &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~\§ needed for other purposes. you are §\~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~\§& carried gently, curving upwards until &§\~:¨¨¨¨¨
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