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§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ over              the               sea. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ of hills  the  train lowers itself  onto ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ the crystals  and  shoots north, like  a ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ fractures into  villages or  past  them. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§ the  people here  are  pale  but  crisp, ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ reflections   of    some   other   world ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ form.  like  if  you weren't here,  they ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨