¨#¨###¨#¨# ##¨¨¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨¨##¨#¨# ##¨¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨# ~~ ####¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#####¨## *~ ¨¨¨#####¨¨
##¨¨¨¨##¨# ¨* ¨* ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨ ~~ $- ¨##¨¨¨###¨
##¨¨###¨#¨ ¨## *¶¶¶* #¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨#¨¨#### -$ ¨#¨ ###¨##¨###
####¨#¨¨¨# ¨$¤ ¨¶* ¨¨##¨##¨¨#
¨¨¨###¨¨## ¨$¤ -¶$ ¨#¨##¨#¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ ~#* ##¤~ ###¨#####¨
¨##¨####¨# ~¤###@* #¶¶##$- ¨¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨##¨¨¨##¨ ¨~¤¤#¨ ~¶#¤¤- ¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨
##¨#¨¨#¨#¨ -¤#¤#- *¶¤¤¤¨ ####¨¨#¨##
¨###¨####¨ ¨*$ $- ¨¨¨#¨###¨¨
#¨¨##¨¨¨## $¶~ $#- ¨¨###¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# ¶@~ ~* ¨#¨¨#¨##¨#
#####¨###¨ ¶¨ -#$ ##¨###¨##¨
¨¨¨¨##¨¨## # # # ¨##¨¨##¨##
¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨ # ¶ ¶ # #¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨¨######¨# # @ # @ # ######¨###
¨#¨¨¨¨¨### the train is a dashing arrow ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨#
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨# over the sea. ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨##
¨#¨¨¨##¨## # ¶ - ¶ # ¨¨¨#####¨¨
##¨¨#¨##¨# # ¤ * * ¤ # ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨###¨##¨ # ¤ - ¤ # ¨##¨¨¨##¨#
###¨¨##¨## look closer - it's not water. #¨#¨¨#¨###
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨ # ¤ - - ¤ # ###¨###¨¨¨
¨#####¨#¨¨ # ~ * ¨ ¨ * ~ # ¨¨##¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨###¨# # ~ - - ~ # ¨#¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨¨¨#¨¨##¨ the lowland which was once the midriff #####¨#¨¨#
#¨¨##¨#¨## 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. ###¨¨#¨¨##
¨#¨#####¨# # $ - ¨ ¨ - $ # ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
###¨¨¨¨##¨ # ~ - ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ - ~ # ¨###¨#####
¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨ # $ - ¨ ¨ - $ # #¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨##¨¨####¨ # ~ - ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ - ~ # #¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨#¨¨¨## # $ - ¨ ¨ - $ # #####¨¨¨¨¨
#####¨¨#¨# they call it the "mandelbrot crater", ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨¨¨¨#¨#### and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨¨¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ # ~ - - ~ # ¨¨#¨#¨¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨ # ~ * ¨ * ~ # ¨####¨#¨#¨
¨##¨##¨¨¨# # ¤ - - ¤ # #¨¨¨#####¨
#¨##¨#¨¨## 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 ¨#¨###¨¨¨#
¨¨¨#¨##¨## # @ # @ # ###¨¨#¨¨##
¨¨###¨##¨# # ¶ ¶ # ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨##¨##¨ # # # ¨###¨#####
##¨#¨##¨#¨ #¶- ¨¶ #¨¨##¨¨¨¨#
¨####¨###¨ ¨¤~ ~## #¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨##¨¨#¨ *@$ ~#¶ #####¨¨##¨
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨ *¤ $@* ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨##
#¨#####¨## ~¶##@* -¶#¶¶* ¨¨¨#####¨¨
##¨¨¨¨##¨# *¶#¶@~ ¨¶###* ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨ ¨~$##¶@@# *@¶###$- ¨##¨¨¨###¨
##¨¨###¨#¨ ¨#@@# *@¤¨ #¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨#¨¨#### -¶@- #¶~ ###¨##¨###
####¨#¨¨¨# -¶@¨ #@~ ¨¨##¨##¨¨#
¨¨¨###¨¨## ¨¤@¨ ¤~ ¨#¨##¨#¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ -¶@¶@$ #¶~ ###¨#####¨
¨##¨####¨# -#¤ *¤~ ¨¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨##¨¨¨##¨ ¨$¨ $- ¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨
##¨#¨¨#¨#¨ *#* ####¨¨#¨##
¨###¨####¨ *$ ¨¨¨#¨###¨¨
#¨¨##¨¨¨## ¨¨###¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# ¨#¨¨#¨##¨#
#####¨###¨ ##¨###¨##¨
¨¨¨¨##¨¨## ¨##¨¨##¨##
¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨ #¨#¨#¨##¨#