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##¤$^^~,.. CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ..,~^^$¤##
###¤$^^~,. TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, .,~^^$¤###
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$^^~,..... ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO .....,~^^$
^^~,...... PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ......,~^^
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^^~,...... LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ......,~^^
^~,....... IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION .......,~^
^^~,...... IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ......,~^^
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#¤$^^~,... BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ...,~^^$¤#
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###¤$^^~,. YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS .,~^^$¤###
##¤$^^~,.. BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ..,~^^$¤##
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¤$^^~,.... SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ....,~^^$¤
$^^~,..... THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL .....,~^^$
^^~,...... SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ......,~^^
^~,....... PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM .......,~^
^^~,...... TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ......,~^^
$^^~,..... THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN .....,~^^$
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¤$^^~,.... WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ....,~^^$¤
$^^~,..... LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS .....,~^^$
^^~,...... PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ......,~^^
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