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&,,&,,,,,& TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,,&&&,,&,&
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&,,,,,,,&& SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ,,,,&,,&,,
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&,,,,,&,,& YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF &&,,,&&&,,
,&,,,,,&,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, &&&,,&,&&,
,,&,,,,,&, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES &,&&,,,&&&
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