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§¤*:=,,,,, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,,,,,=:*¤§
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###§¤*:=,, LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ,,=:*¤§###
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###§¤*:=,, STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING ,,=:*¤§###
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§§§*=,,,,, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,,,,,=*§§§
#§§§¤*:=,, CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ,,=:*¤§§§#
###§¤*:=,, YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ,,=:*¤§###
###§¤*:=,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,=:*¤§###
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