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###&@**-~¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨~-**@&###
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#@@***--~¨ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ¨~--***@@#
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&&@@@**-~¨ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ¨~-**@@@&&
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###&@**-~¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨~-**@&###
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#@@**-~~¨¨ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ¨¨~~-**@@#
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&&**----~¨ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ¨~----**&&
#@***-~¨¨¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨¨¨~-***@#
###&@**-~¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨~-**@&###
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