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.~~~~~/**# I  FOLLOW THE  TIRE TRACKS WEST. THEY GO #**/~~~~~.
.~~/%*&### PARALLEL  WITH  THE RAILROAD,  WITH  ITS ###&*%/~~.
......~/*# ENDLESS MIRRORS LOOKING  KINDA OILY.  AN #*/~......
..~~~%%%&# INCREDIBLE POWER BOUND THERE... THERE'S  #&%%%~~~..
.~~/%%*&&& A WIRE FENCE TO SEPARATE  THE TWO ROADS. &&&*%%/~~.
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.~~/%*&### EVEN  THOUGH THERE'S A FOGGY QUALITY  TO ###&*%/~~.
.~~/%*&### THE AIR, THE PATH I FOLLOW  IS  GLOWING. ###&*%/~~.
....~~/%%& A  YELLOW-GREEN  MOSS  HAS   TAKEN  HOLD &%%/~~....
.~~/%**&## WHERE  THE   MACHINES   WHO  MADE  THESE ##&**%/~~.
.~~/%*&### TRACKS ONCE  DISTURBED THE CLOVER FIELD. ###&*%/~~.
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.....~%&&& WE'RE OFF  THE  SEASON  WHEN  THE  BIRDS &&&%~.....
.~~/%*&### SING  BEAUTIFULLY.  THESE DAYS IT'S JUST ###&*%/~~.
.~~/%*&###      SCREECHES, OR CALLS FOR HELP.       ###&*%/~~.
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....~~~~%& I  THINK  OF  THE   JACKDAW   I   MAIMED &%~~~~....
...~/%%&##   YESTERDAY. I FEAR THE DREAMING GATE.   ##&%%/~...
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