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.,«;%$@@## CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ##@@$%;«,.
..,«;%$@@# TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, #@@$%;«,..
...,«;%$@@ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN @@$%;«,...
....,«;%$@ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS @$%;«,....
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....,«;%$@ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS @$%;«,....
...,«;%$@@ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. @@$%;«,...
..,«;%$@@# IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION #@@$%;«,..
.,«;%$@@## IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ##@@$%;«,.
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...,«;%$@@ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT @@$%;«,...
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....,«;%$@ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH @$%;«,....
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.....,«;%$ IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN $%;«,.....
....,«;%$@ 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, ##@@$%;«,.
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.....,«;%$ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR $%;«,.....
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....,«;%$@ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS @$%;«,....
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.,«;%$@@## YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ##@@$%;«,.
..,«;%$@@# A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, #@@$%;«,..
...,«;%$@@ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES @@$%;«,...
....,«;%$@ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS @$%;«,....
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