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&,,&,&&,,& 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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,&,&&,,,&& IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN &&,,,,&,,,
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&&,,,,&&&, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,&,,&,,,,&
,&&,,,&,&& WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,,&,,&,,,&
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