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#####@=~^¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨^~=@#####
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####@==~^¨ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ¨^~==@####
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####@==~^¨ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¨^~==@####
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####@==~^¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨^~==@####
####@==~^¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨^~=@##
###@@==~^¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨^~==@@###
####@==~^¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨^~==@####
####@==~^¨ PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ¨^~==@####
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