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,,,,,,,,,, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN :,,,,,,,,,
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