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@@$:«.¨¨¨¨ i  follow the tire tracks  west. they go ¨¨¨¨.«:$@@
@$$$:....¨ parallel with  the  railroad,  with  its ¨....:$$$@
@@@&$$:«.¨ endless  mirrors looking kinda oily.  an ¨.«:$$&@@@
#&$:«¨¨¨¨¨  incredible power bound there... there's ¨¨¨¨¨«:$&#
&$$:.¨¨¨¨¨ a  wire fence to separate the two roads. ¨¨¨¨¨.:$$&
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#@&&$$:«.¨ even though there's a  foggy quality  to ¨.«:$$&&@#
@$:..¨¨¨¨¨ the  air, the  path i follow is glowing. ¨¨¨¨¨..:$@
@&$$«««..¨ a  yellow-green   moss  has  taken  hold ¨..«««$$&@
&$$$$:.¨¨¨ where  the  machines   who   made  these ¨¨¨.:$$$$&
@&$$$«««.¨ tracks once disturbed the clover  field. ¨.«««$$$&@
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@$$:«.¨¨¨¨ we're  off  the  season when  the  birds ¨¨¨¨.«:$$@
&&$$$::«.¨ sing beautifully.  these days it's  just ¨.«::$$$&&
##@&$$:«.¨      screeches, or calls for help.       ¨.«:$$&@##
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##@&$$:«.¨ i   think   of  the   jackdaw  i  maimed ¨.«:$$&@##
@@&$$$:«.¨   yesterday. i fear the dreaming gate.   ¨.«:$$$&@@
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