..&&...&&. .&&...&..&
&.&&&..&&& .&&&...&..
..&.&&.&.& .&.&&...&.
....&&...& ...&&&...&
&...&&&..& ...&.&&...
&...&..... ~~ .&...&.&..
.&...&.... =~ ..&.....&.
..&...&... .= .= &..&.....&
&..&...&.. ~~ *. .&..&.....
.&..&...&. .&& =###= ..&..&....
..&..&...& .* .&. ...&..&...
...&..&... .*§ .#= ....&..&..
....&..&.. .*§ .#* .....&..&.
.....&..&. ~&= &&§~ ......&..&
&.....&..& ~§&&&#= &##&&*. &......&..
.&.....&.. .~§§&. ~#&§§. .&......&.
..&.....&. .§&§&. =#§§§. ..&......&
&..&.....& .=* *. ...&......
.&..&..... *#~ *&. ....&.....
..&..&.... ##~ ~= &....&....
...&..&... #. .&* &&....&...
....&..&.. # # # .&&....&..
.....&..&. # # # # .&&&....&.
......&..& # # & # # .&.&&....&
&......&.. the train is a dashing arrow ...&&&....
.&......&. over the sea. ...&.&&...
..&......& # # . # # .....&&&..
...&...... # § = = § # .....&.&&.
....&..... # § . § # .......&&&
&....&.... look closer - it's not water. .......&.&
&&....&... # § . . § # .........&
.&&....&.. # ~ = . . = ~ # &........&
.&&&....&. # ~ . . ~ # &&........
.&.&&....& the lowland which was once the midriff .&&.......
...&&&.... of sweden. the salt flats span for .&&&......
...&.&&... hundreds of miles. from a narrow line .&.&&.....
.....&&&.. of hills the train lowers itself onto ...&&&....
.....&.&&. the crystals and shoots north, like a ...&.&&...
.......&&& syringe into a baloon. .....&&&..
.......&.& # * . . . . * # .....&.&&.
.........& # ~ . . . . . . ~ # .......&&&
&........& # * . . . . * # .......&.&
&&........ # ~ . . . . . . ~ # .........&
.&&....... # * . . . . * # &........&
.&&&...... they call it the "mandelbrot crater", &&........
.&.&&..... and it is the rest of a mining disaster. &&&.......
...&&&.... # ~ . . ~ # &.&&......
...&.&&... # ~ = . = ~ # ..&&&.....
.....&&&.. # § . . § # ..&.&&....
.....&.&&. sun hits the four-railed track, as it ....&&&...
.......&&& fractures into villages or past them. ....&.&&..
.......&.& the people here are pale but crisp, ......&&&.
.........& reflections of some other world ......&.&&
&........& # § . § # &.......&&
&&........ # § = = § # .&......&.
&&&....... # # . # # ..&.......
&.&&...... they always seem a bit annoyed that you ...&......
..&&&..... are manifesting them into physical &...&.....
..&.&&.... form. like if you weren't here, they .&...&....
....&&&... would be nothing more than the sun ..&...&...
....&.&&.. against the platform &..&...&..
......&&&. # # & # # .&..&...&.
......&.&& # # # # ..&..&...&
&.......&& # # # ...&..&...
.&......&. &#. .# ....&..&..
..&....... .§~ ~## .....&..&.
...&...... =#* ~## &.....&..&
&...&..... =§ *#= .&.....&..
.&...&.... ~#&&#= .#&##= ..&.....&.
..&...&... =#&##~ .#&&&= &..&.....&
&..&...&.. .~*&&###& =##&&&*. .&..&.....
.&..&...&. .&##& =#§. ..&..&....
..&..&...& .##. &#~ ...&..&...
...&..&... .##. &#~ ....&..&..
....&..&.. .§#. §~ .....&..&.
.....&..&. .####* &#~ ......&..&
&.....&..& .&§ =§~ &......&..
.&.....&.. .*. *. .&......&.
..&.....&. =&= ..&......&
&..&.....& =* ...&......
.&..&..... ....&.....
..&..&.... &....&....
...&..&... &&....&...
....&..&.. .&&....&..
.....&..&. .&&&....&.