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@§¤*=~^¨¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨¨^~=*¤§@
§¤*=~^¨¨¨¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨¨¨¨^~=*¤§
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§¤*=~^¨¨¨¨ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ¨¨¨¨^~=*¤§
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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