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¨¨¨¨¨,=^^¤ late, or you are late to the train. ¤^^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^^¤§ it's a summer afternoon and the station §¤^^=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ some glass windows. it's... not where ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,=^^¤ needed for other purposes. you are ¤^^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^^ carried gently, curving upwards until ^^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ you're moving upward along the wall of ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^^ looking out the way you came. it is ^^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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