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####**/«~, TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,~«/**####
####**/«~, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,~«/**####
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###**««~,, SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ,,~««**###
####**/«~, THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ,~«/**####
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####**/«~, PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ,~«/**####
####**/«~, TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ,~«/**####
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####**/«~, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,~«/**####
####**/«~, LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ,~«/**####
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