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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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