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¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨ #         #         #         #        # ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨ the   train   is    a    dashing   arrow ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨ over               the              sea. #¨¨¨###¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨ #       ¤       =       =      ¤       # ¨##¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨## #         ¤         ,        ¤         # ¨###¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨## look   closer   -   it's    not   water. ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ #       ¤       ,      ,       ¤       # ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #     »     =    ¨     ¨     =    »    # #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨ #       »      ,       ,       »       # ##¨¨¨###¨¨
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#¨¨¨###¨¨¨ hundreds  of  miles.  from a narrow line ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
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¨##¨¨¨###¨ the crystals and shoots  north,  like  a ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨## syringe       into       a       baloon. #¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
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#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ #     †    ,     ¨     ¨     ,    †    # ¨###¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨ #   »   ,   ¨    ¨    ¨   ¨   ,    »   # ¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨##¨ #     †     ,    ¨     ¨     ,    †    # ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨### they call  it the  "mandelbrot  crater", #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨# and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨#¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨# #       »       ,       ,       »      # ¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨
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#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ #       ¤       ,      ,       ¤       # ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨###¨ sun  hits the  four-railed track,  as it #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨#¨## fractures  into villages or  past  them. ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨## the  people  here are  pale  but  crisp, ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨ reflections   of   some    other   world #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ #         ¤         ,         ¤        # ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ #       ¤       =       =      ¤       # ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨###¨¨ #        #         ,         #         # ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨ they always seem a  bit annoyed that you ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨### are   manifesting  them   into  physical #¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨# form.  like  if you  weren't  here, they ##¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨# would  be  nothing  more  than  the  sun ¨##¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨# against           the           platform ¨###¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨#¨¨ #         #        #         #         # ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
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