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,,,,=/%*&£ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, £&*%/=,,,,
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,,,=/%*&£# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #£&*%/=,,,
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,,=/%*&£## INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ##£&*%/=,,
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,,,,=/%*&£ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH £&*%/=,,,,
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,,,,=/%*&£ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS £&*%/=,,,,
,,,=/%*&£# BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! #£&*%/=,,,
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,,,,,=/%*& TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR &*%/=,,,,,
,,,,=/%*&£ THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN £&*%/=,,,,
,,,=/%*&£# MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE #£&*%/=,,,
,,=/%*&£## NETWORK... ##£&*%/=,,
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,,,,=/%*&£ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS £&*%/=,,,,
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