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§$$$=~.... TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ....~=$$$§
##@§$$=~~. THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN .~~=$$§@##
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@@@§$$=~~. IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION .~~=$$§@@@
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#@@§$$=~~. STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, .~~=$$§@@#
§§$=~..... BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH .....~=$§§
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##@@$$=~~. YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS .~~=$$@@##
§$=~~..... BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! .....~~=$§
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#@@§$$=~~. THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL .~~=$$§@@#
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##@@$$=~~. PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM .~~=$$@@##
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##@§$$=~~. NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE .~~=$$§@##
@@$$$~.... CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ....~$$$@@
#@@§$$=~~. YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF .~~=$$§@@#
#@@§$$=~~. A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, .~~=$$§@@#
#@@§$$=~~. WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES .~~=$$§@@#
@@@§$$=~~. LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS .~~=$$§@@@
#@@§$$=~~. PITCH BLACK INSIDE. .~~=$$§@@#
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