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,,,,,,,~«/ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, /«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,~«/^£¤ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¤£^/«~,,,,
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,,,,,,~«/^ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ^/«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«/^£ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION £^/«~,,,,,
,,,,~«/^£¤ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¤£^/«~,,,,
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,,,,,,~«/^ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ^/«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«/ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH /«~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~«/^ SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ^/«~,,,,,,
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,,,~«/^£¤# THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS #¤£^/«~,,,
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,~«/^£¤### CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ###¤£^/«~,
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,,,~«/^£¤# A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, #¤£^/«~,,,
,,,,~«/^£¤ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¤£^/«~,,,,
,,,,,~«/^£ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS £^/«~,,,,,
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