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@%$†~^¨¨¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨¨¨^~†$%@
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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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#@@@%$†~^¨ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ¨^~†$%@@@#
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@%$†~^¨¨¨¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ¨¨¨¨^~†$%@
%$†~^¨¨¨¨¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨¨¨¨¨^~†$%
$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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#@@@%$†~^¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨^~†$%@@@#
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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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