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#¨¨¨¨¨¨### the   train    is    a   dashing   arrow ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨# over               the              sea. ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# #         #        ~         #         # ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨# #      %       †       †       %       # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ #         %         ~         %        # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨¨¨¨ look   closer   -    it's   not   water. #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨#¨¨¨ #       %      ~       ~       %       # ##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨¨ #    =    †     ¨     ¨     †     =    # ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨ #       =      ~       ~       =       # ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ of  sweden.  the  salt  flats  span  for ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨ hundreds of miles.  from  a narrow  line #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨## of hills the  train lowers  itself  onto ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨## the crystals  and shoots north,  like  a ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ syringe       into       a       baloon. #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #     %    ~     ¨    ¨    ~     %     # ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #   =   ~    ¨   ¨    ¨   ¨    ~   =   # ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ they  call it  the "mandelbrot  crater", ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨ #       =       ~       ~      =       # ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
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#¨##¨¨¨### #      %       ~       ~       %       # #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨# sun  hits the  four-railed track,  as it ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨# fractures into villages  or  past  them. ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨###¨¨# the  people  here  are pale  but  crisp, #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨ reflections   of   some    other   world ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨###¨ #         %         ~        %         # ###¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨## #       %      †       †       %       # #¨##¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨## #        #         ~         #         # ¨¨###¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨ they always seem  a bit annoyed that you ¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ are   manifesting  them  into   physical ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ form.  like  if you  weren't here,  they ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ would  be  nothing  more  than  the  sun ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# against           the           platform ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ #         #        #         #         # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ #            #            #            # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
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