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$*^«^,,,,, TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,,,,,^«^*$
@$*^«^,,,, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,,,,^«^*$@
#@$*^«^,,, IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ,,,^«^*$@#
##@$*^«^,, IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ,,^«^*$@##
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@$*^«^,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,^«^*$@
$*^«^,,,,, METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ,,,,,^«^*$
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#@$*^«^,,, IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ,,,^«^*$@#
@$*^«^,,,, IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ,,,,^«^*$@
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@$*^«^,,,, YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ,,,,^«^*$@
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##@$*^«^,, PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME ,,^«^*$@##
#@$*^«^,,, INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ,,,^«^*$@#
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$*^«^,,,,, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,,,,^«^*$
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@$*^«^,,,, SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ,,,,^«^*$@
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###@$*^«^, THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ,^«^*$@###
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$*^«^,,,,, THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ,,,,,^«^*$
@$*^«^,,,, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,,,,^«^*$@
#@$*^«^,,, CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ,,,^«^*$@#
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###@$*^«^, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,^«^*$@###
##@$*^«^,, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,,^«^*$@##
#@$*^«^,,, LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ,,,^«^*$@#
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