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&¤%†===,¨¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨¨,===†%¤&
####&¤†=,¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨,=†¤&####
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&&%†==,¨¨¨ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¨¨¨,==†%&&
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&¤††,¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨¨¨¨¨,††¤&
&&¤†,,¨¨¨¨ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¨¨¨¨,,†¤&&
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###&¤%†=,¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ¨,=†%¤&###
####&%†=,¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨,=†%&####
####¤%†=,¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨,=†%¤####
###&¤%†=,¨ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ¨,=†%¤&###
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###&¤%†=,¨ MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE ¨,=†%¤&###
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