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,,~«^%££## i follow  the tire tracks west.  they go ##££%^«~,,
,~«^%££### parallel  with  the  railroad, with  its ###££%^«~,
,,~«^%££## endless  mirrors looking  kinda oily. an ##££%^«~,,
,,,~«^%££#  incredible power bound there... there's #££%^«~,,,
,,,,~«^%££ a  wire fence to separate the two roads. ££%^«~,,,,
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,,,,,,~«^% even though there's a  foggy  quality to %^«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«^ the air, the  path  i follow is glowing. ^«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« a  yellow-green   moss  has  taken  hold «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ where  the   machines  who   made  these ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« tracks once disturbed the clover  field. «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~«^% we're off  the  season  when  the  birds %^«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«^%£ sing beautifully. these  days  it's just £%^«~,,,,,
,,,,~«^%££      screeches, or calls for help.       ££%^«~,,,,
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,,~«^%££## i  think  of   the  jackdaw   i   maimed ##££%^«~,,
,~«^%££###   yesterday. i fear the dreaming gate.   ###££%^«~,
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