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##¶&§%†=:. &  TO  THE  LEFT  THE  HOUSES   CLIMB  & .:=†%§&¶##
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##¶&§%†=:. &   MOUNTAIN.  SOME   HOUSES   STAND   & .:=†%§&¶##
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&§§§†††=:. ¶         THERE'S   A   CASINO.        ¶ .:=†††§§§&
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