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&&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ over the sea. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
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&&&¨¨¨&&&& the lowland which was once the midriff &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ of sweden. the salt flats span for ¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hundreds of miles. from a narrow line ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& of hills the train lowers itself onto &&&&¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&&&&&&& the crystals and shoots north, like a &&&¨¨&&¨¨&
&&&&&&&&&& syringe into a baloon. &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&& # = ~ ¨ ¨ ~ = # &¨¨&&&&&&¨
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&¨¨&&&¨¨&& and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨¨¨&&&&&&&
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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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&&&&&&&¨¨¨ # % = = % # &&&&&&&&¨¨
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¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨ 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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