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##£&¤%=«^, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,^«=%¤&£##
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%=«^,,,,,, CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ,,,,,,^«=%
¤%=«^,,,,, LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ,,,,,^«=%¤
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«^,,,,,,,, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,,,,,,,^«
^,,,,,,,,, SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? ,,,,,,,,,,
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#£&¤%=«^,, YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ,,^«=%¤&£#
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«^,,,,,,,, PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ,,,,,,,,^«
^,,,,,,,,, TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,, MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE ,,,,,,,,,^
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#£&¤%=«^,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,^«=%¤&£#
##£&¤%=«^, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,^«=%¤&£##
#£&¤%=«^,, LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ,,^«=%¤&£#
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