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~:........         ::. oasis truck stop .::         ........:~
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¶#$%:~:... in  the desert, on  the  seven  seas  of ...:~:%$#¶
@¶#$%:~:.. sand, between  earth and kirugu, there's ..:~:%$#¶@
#@¶#$%:~:.               a truck stop.              .:~:%$#¶@#
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¶#$%:~:... flowers and fanes.  the colours of those ...:~:%$#¶
#$%:~:.... who  live  there,  the  color  of  human ....:~:%$#
$%:~:.....    activity, more vibrant than average   .....:~:%$
%:~:......         desert, more interesting         ......:~:%
:~:.......             than raw entropy             .......:~:
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:.........    clangy pot music, rattling guitar,    .........:
..........     hoarse song, dried flower maracas    ..........
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.......... the only piece  of infrastructure for an ..........
..........         area larger than a dream,        ..........
.......... towers and tubes to refuel your vehicle, ..........
..........            be it car or horse            ..........
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