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,,,,~^=&&& ART SCHOOL HOUSE DREAM. &&&=^~,,,,
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,.~^=*## #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# ###&*=^~.,
,.~^=*&@## ##@&*=^~.,
,,,,,,,~=& SLIGHTLY UPTOWN ON A GRASSY HILL LIES A &=~,,,,,,,
,,,,~~~^*# LARGE REPURPOSED INSTITUTION. IT'S #*^~~~,,,,
,,,,~~^^*& SEVERAL FLOORS, A FEW HUNDRED METERS &*^^~~,,,,
,,,,.^==&& WIDE. MADE OF YELLOW BRICKS. &&==^.,,,,
,.~^=*#@## ##@#*=^~.,
,.~^=*@# COMBINED NIGHTCLUB, CAFE, GALLERY, ART #@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@@ SCHOOL. IT'S ALWAYS OPEN, PEOPLE COME @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*&& AND GO. THE BASEMENT IS DEEPER THAN YOU #&&&*=^~.,
,.~^^==*#@ WOULD GUESS. @#*==^^~.,
,.~^=*@# #@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@@ IT'S MESSY. I'VE SPREAD MY THINGS OVER @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@# SEVERAL FLOORS, #@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@# #@#&*=^~.,
,,,,~===&@ AND DUE TO A FEW MANY BEERS AND SOME @&===~,,,,
,.~^=*## SECRET RIVALRIES, I DECIDE I SHOULD ###&*=^~.,
,.~^=*## LEAVE. BUT WHERE ARE MY SHOES... ###&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@@ @@#&*=^~.,
,.~~~^^= #~~~ (LOOKING FOR SHOES) ~~~# #&=^^~~~.,
,,,..^^*## ##*^^..,,,
,...~~^= AFTER A WHILE THEY APPEAR ON MY FEET. #&=^~~...,
,,,..~=*## OK. ##*=~..,,,
,.~^=*@@ @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@@ I'M CRYING OF JOY, I HUG A FRIEND AND @@#&*=^~.,
,,,,.^=# IT'S GOOD, WE'RE CLOSE NOW, HE CAN ##&=^.,,,,
,.~^=*## SMELL ME (ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN). ###&*=^~.,
,.~^==**&& &&**==^~.,
,,,,.^**## I FIND OUT WHO RUINED MY PAINTINGS AND ##**^.,,,,
,.~^^^==&& I PULL HER HAIR. SHE CRIES FROM PAIN &&==^^^~.,
,.~^*@## BUT DOES NOT BEG FORGIVENESS. ##@#&*^~.,
,.~^=*@# #@#&*=^~.,
,,,,.^^**# #~~~ (IN THE BACKGROUND) ~~~# #**^^.,,,,
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,.~^=*@# SUNSET, ORANGE AND PINK, CITY IS A #@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@@ BLACK CUTOUT. THERE'S FIRES AND @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*## EXPLOSIONS ON THE GROUND. ###&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@# #@#&*=^~.,
,,,,~^*&&@ "THE NEW WAY OF SHIPPING IRON - WITH @&&*^~,,,,
,.~^=*@@ THE RAILGUN. THE IRON SLAG IS SHOT AT @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*&@## THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE METERS ##@&*=^~.,
,..~^^==&& PER SECOND, AND AT THE RECEIVING END AN &&==^^~..,
,,,,,~^**& EIGHT SQUARE METER WOODEN CUBE IS &**^~,,,,,
,.~^=*@@ LAUNCHED TO INTERCEPT IT." @@#&*=^~.,
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,,,,,~=*&& IT LOOKS LIKE INTERSTELLAR WAR. THE &&*=~,,,,,
,.~^=*@@ WOODEN BLOCK SHATTER INTO HUNDREDS OF @@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*## WANDS. ###&*=^~.,
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,.~^=*@@ #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# @@#&*=^~.,
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,.~^===# # HOUSE DREAM ^ RAILGUN ^ STRUCTURE # ##&===^~.,
,.~^=*@# # INSTITUTION ^ MAZE # #@#&*=^~.,
,.~^=*@# #@#&*=^~.,
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