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.....~^*$£ tell them you  need  to take a call, and £$*^~.....
......~^*$ go  south.  sneak  between  the  houses, $*^~......
.......~^* getting    smaller     as    you     go. *^~.......
........~^        cross the train tracks...         ^~........
.........~    exit the western industrial dome.     ~.........
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.......... as  you push  through  the thicker  snow ..........
.......... outside,  you  become  a  witch   again. ..........
.......... shapes  in   the   dirt  become   runes. ..........
..........  pawprints become hidden families. you   ..........
.........~            adjust your course.           ~.........
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.......~^* the  ermines  make fine  meats. one call *^~.......
......~^*$ and they  would come willingly.  back in $*^~......
.....~^*$£ the  dome,   what  they   give  you  for £$*^~.....
....~^*$£# eating...  it's not right.  it's nothing #£$*^~....
...~^*$£## you    can    feed   on,   not   really. ##£$*^~...
..~^*$£###                                          ###£$*^~..
...~^*$£## but  it's   likely  you're  still  under ##£$*^~...
....~^*$£# observation. south  is a weird direction #£$*^~....
.....~^*$£ and  so  you   probably   warrant   some £$*^~.....
......~^*$      attention. interacting with the     $*^~......
.......~^* wildlife   is   out   of  the   picture. *^~.......
........~^                                          ^~........
.........~         you adjust your course.          ~.........
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