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¨~»/%*¤¤¤# CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. #¤¤¤*%/»~¨
¨~»/%*¤¤## TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ##¤¤*%/»~¨
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¨¨¨¨~//*¤¤ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ¤¤*//~¨¨¨¨
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¨~»/%*¤### SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ###¤*%/»~¨
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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 ###¤*%/»~¨
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