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###¤$%/»^, STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ,^»/%$¤###
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###¤$%/»^, INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ,^»/%$¤###
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###¤$%/»^, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,^»/%$¤###
###¤$%/»^, SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE ,^»/%$¤###
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#$%/^^,,,, BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ,,,,^^/%$#
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