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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨ OF  SWEDEN.  THE  SALT  FLATS  SPAN  FOR ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨ THE  CRYSTALS  AND SHOOTS  NORTH, LIKE A ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨ FRACTURES INTO  VILLAGES  OR PAST  THEM. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨ THE  PEOPLE  HERE  ARE  PALE BUT  CRISP, ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨ REFLECTIONS   OF    SOME   OTHER   WORLD ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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