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....-~=%$¤ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¤$%=~-....
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...-~=%$¤# LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. #¤$%=~-...
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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 ###¤$%=~-.
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.-~=%$¤### YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ###¤$%=~-.
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...-~=%$¤# WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES #¤$%=~-...
....-~=%$¤ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¤$%=~-....
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