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.@@....@.. TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @...@@@..@
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.@.@@....@ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS .@@...@@@.
...@@@.... IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT .@@@..@.@@
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.@.@@....@ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ..@@@.....
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...@.@@... IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ....@@@...
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..@@@..... STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, @@....@...
..@.@@.... BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH .@@....@..
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.@@@....@. IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN .....@....
.@.@@....@ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ......@...
...@@@.... BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! @......@..
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.....@@@.. SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ..@......@
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.@.....@@@ 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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....@..... YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF @.@@...@@@
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@@....@... WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ..@.@@...@
.@@....@.. LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS @...@@@..@
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