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,&,&,&,&,&                 ,:  ,:                   &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                ~~     *,                 &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,&&         :@@@:             &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,*            ,&,             &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&           ,*%            ,@:             &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,*%          ,@*              &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&               ~&:     &&%~               &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&           ~%&&&#:     &@@&&*,            &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&      ,~%%&,                 ~@&%%,       &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&  ,%&%&,                         :@%%%,   &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&  ,:*                                *,   &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& *@~                                 *&,  &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& @#~                                  ~:  &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& @,                                   ,&* &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& #                  #                   # &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& #            @            @            # &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& #        #         &         #         # &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& 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 &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& #        #         &         #         # &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& #            @            @            # &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& #                   #                  # &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,& &@,                                   ,@ &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& ,%~                                  ~## &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&  :#*                                 ~#@ &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&   :%                                *#:  &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&   ~@&&#:                         ,@&@@:  &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&       :@&@#~                 ,@&&&:      &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&          ,~*&&@##&     :#@&&&*,          &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&              ,&##&     :#%,              &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&             ,@#,          &@~            &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,@#,            &#~           &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,%#,            %~            &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&            ,@#@#*         &@~            &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                ,&%     :%~               &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                  ,*,  *,                 &,&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                    :&:                   &,,&,&&,,&
,&,&,&,&,&                    :*                    &,&&,,&,&&
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