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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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