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¶§§§¤*†~~. IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION .~~†*¤§§§¶
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##¶§¤*†~~. BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! .~~†*¤§¶##
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#¶§*~~.... SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ....~~*§¶#
§*~~~..... PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM .....~~~*§
§*††~~~... TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ...~~~††*§
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##¶§¤*†~~. THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS .~~†*¤§¶##
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##¶§¤*†~~. 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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