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¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨&&¨&¨&¨&
&&&&&&&&&¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨¨&¨&&&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
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&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ¨&¨&&¨&¨¨&
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&¨&&&¨&¨&& THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
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¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨& NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
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