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........-~ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ~-........
.......-~† TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, †~-.......
......-~†† THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ††~-......
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...-~††@££ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ££@††~-...
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......-~†† IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ††~-......
.......-~† YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS †~-.......
........-~ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ~-........
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........-~ SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ~-........
.......-~† THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL †~-.......
......-~†† SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ††~-......
.....-~††@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @††~-.....
....-~††@£ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR £@††~-....
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.......-~† A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, †~-.......
........-~ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ~-........
.........- LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS -.........
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