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§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ OF  SWEDEN.  THE  SALT  FLATS  SPAN  FOR §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§ HUNDREDS OF  MILES.  FROM A NARROW  LINE ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
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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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§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ THEY  ALWAYS SEEM A BIT ANNOYED THAT YOU ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§ ARE   MANIFESTING  THEM  INTO   PHYSICAL §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
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¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨ WOULD  BE  NOTHING  MORE  THAN  THE  SUN §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
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