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#@§@*=«,,, CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ,,,«=*@§@#
@§@*=«,,,, TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,,,,«=*@§@
§@*=«,,,,, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,,,,,«=*@§
@*=«,,,,,, IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ,,,,,,«=*@
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#@§@*=«,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,«=*@§@#
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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 ,,,,,,«=*@
*=«,,,,,,, IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ,,,,,,,«=*
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§@*=«,,,,, YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ,,,,,«=*@§
@§@*=«,,,, STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING ,,,,«=*@§@
#@§@*=«,,, UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ,,,«=*@§@#
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@*=«,,,,,, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,,,,,«=*@
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§@*=«,,,,, BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ,,,,,«=*@§
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§@*=«,,,,, TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ,,,,,«=*@§
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@§@*=«,,,, THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ,,,,«=*@§@
#@§@*=«,,, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,,,«=*@§@#
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#@§@*=«,,, YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ,,,«=*@§@#
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§@*=«,,,,, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,,,,,«=*@§
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