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¶@%==,,¨¨¨ grimeton,  the mountain peak  of eternal ¨¨¨,,==%@¶
@%=»~¨¨..¨ spring.  and  even  though  that's  only ¨..¨¨~»=%@
†*~^¨.¨,.. actually  true  at   a  belt  along  the ..,¨.¨^~*†
^=,¨..¨,¨.   circumference, that belt is precisely  .¨,¨..¨,=^
~.¨,,¨¨...          where the station is.           ...¨¨,,¨.~
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.,,..¨.¨¨,  the morning sun, small birds chirping   ,¨¨.¨..,,.
¨,,.,,....  from the young trees. patches of snow   ....,,.,,¨
...,¨,..¨¨    on the grass... meltwater from the    ¨¨..,¨,...
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,¨.¨,...¨.   we would wake up as the sun hit our    .¨...,¨.¨,
.,¨,..,...     faces, bringing us back from the     ...,..,¨,.
~,¨.,¨¨,¨.   depths; the nature of the night was    .¨,¨¨,.¨,~
*-..¨.¨¨,,    also different, as if the darkness    ,,¨¨.¨..-*
§/»-¨.¨.¨¨  behind our eyelids was clearer and you  ¨¨.¨.¨-»/§
*$*«:,.¨,¨      could see further than before.      ¨,¨.,:«*$*
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###§§;=~¨¨ grounds to see if things were in order.  ¨¨~=;§§###
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##£**:~...  or tiles would've dropped off a roof. a ...~:**£##
@#%††-:¨¨¨     few times electricity was out...     ¨¨¨:-††%#@
#%*†~^,¨..    usually then a dead mouse would be    ..¨,^~†*%#
%^*».,,,,.   found at the batteries, having gnawed  .,,,,.»*^%
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