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###@$$*~~¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨~~*$$@###
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##@$$*~~¨¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨¨~~*$$@##
###@$$*~~¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨~~*$$@###
##@$$*~~¨¨ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ¨¨~~*$$@##
###@$$*~~¨ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ¨~~*$$@###
##@$$*~~¨¨ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ¨¨~~*$$@##
###@$$*~~¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨~~*$$@###
##@$$*~~¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨~~*$$@##
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