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§%%=--,,,, IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ,,,,--=%%§
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=--,,,,,,, STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ,,,,,,,--=
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¶§%%=--,,, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,,--=%%§¶
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--,,,,,,,, IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ,,,,,,,,--
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=--,,,,,,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,,,,,,--=
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