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##§&%=~,.. IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ..,~=%&§##
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§&%=~,.... YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ....,~=%&§
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##§&%=~,.. BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ..,~=%&§##
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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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#§&%=~,... 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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