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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 ,,~*^§§¶@#
@§§§§^*~,, IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ,,~*^§§§§@
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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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§§§^***~,, IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ,,~***^§§§
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¶§^*~,,,,, BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ,,,,,~*^§¶
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§§^*~~~~,, 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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#@¶§§^*~,, THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ,,~*^§§¶@#
§§^*,,,,,, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,,,,,,*^§§
#@¶§§^*~,, CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ,,~*^§§¶@#
¶§*~,,,,,, YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ,,,,,,~*§¶
¶§^~,,,,,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,,,,,~^§¶
##@¶§^*~,, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,,~*^§¶@##
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