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,,,,,,,,,- CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-† TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, †-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-†= THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN =†-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-†=£ 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. @##£=†-,,,
,,-†=£##@# IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION #@##£=†-,,
,,,-†=£##@ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. @##£=†-,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-† 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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,,,,,-†=£# TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR #£=†-,,,,,
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,,,,-†=£## THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ##£=†-,,,,
,,,,,-†=£# NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE #£=†-,,,,,
,,,,,,-†=£ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL £=†-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-†= YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF =†-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-† A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, †-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES -,,,,,,,,,
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