.#.#.#..#.                                          ###..#..##
.#.#.#.##.                                          .##.##.#.#
.#.#.#..#.                                          #.#..#.#.#
.#.#.#.##.                                          #.#.##.#.#
.#.#.#..#.                                          #.#..#.#.#
##.#..#..#                    --                    .#....##.#
.#..#..#..                    ;-                    ..#...##.#
..#..#..#.                 .;  .;                   ...#..##..
...#..#..#                --     $~                 #...#.###.
....#..#..            .##         ;###;             .#....#.##
#....#..#.            ~$            .#.             ..#.....##
##....#..#           .$§            .#;             ...#....#.
###....#..            .$§          ~#$              ....#.....
#.##....#.               -#;     ##§-               .....#....
..###....#           -§###@;     #####$~            #.....#...
..#.##....      .-§§#.                 -##§§~       ##.....#..
....###...  ~§#§#~                         ;#§§§.   ###.....#.
....#.##..  .;$                                $~   #.##.....#
#.....###. $#-                                 $#~  ..###.....
.#....#.## #@-                                  -;  ..#.##....
..#.....## #.                                   ~#$ ....###...
...#....#. #                   #                  # ....#.##..
....#..... #            #            #            # #.....###.
.....#.... #        @         #         @         # ##....#.##
#.....#... THE    TRAIN   IS   A   DASHING    ARROW ###.....##
##.....#.. OVER               THE              SEA. #.##....#.
###.....#. #        #         ~         #         # ..###.....
#.##.....# #       §      ;       ;       §       # ..#.##....
..###..... #         §         ~        §         # #...###...
..#.##.... LOOK   CLOSER   -   IT'S   NOT    WATER. .#..#.##..
....###... #       §       ~       ~       §      # ..#...###.
....#.##.. #     -     ;    .     .    ;     -    # #..#..#.##
#.....###. #       -       ~      ~       -       # ##..#...##
##....#.## 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. ....#.##..
.#..#.##.. #     $     ~    .    .    ~     $     # ......###.
..#...###. #    -    ~   .   .   .   .   ~    -   # ......#.##
#..#..#.## #     $     ~    .    .    ~     $     # ........##
##..#...## #    -   ~   .   .   .    .   ~   -    # #.......#.
###..#..#. #     $     ~     .    .    ~     $    # .#........
#.##..#... THEY  CALL  IT THE "MANDELBROT  CRATER", ..#.......
..###..#.. AND IT IS THE REST OF A MINING DISASTER. ...#......
..#.##..#. #      -       ~       ~       -       # ....#.....
....###..# #     -      ;     .      ;      -     # .....#....
....#.##.. #       §      ~       ~       §       # #.....#...
......###. SUN HITS  THE FOUR-RAILED  TRACK,  AS IT .#.....#..
......#.## FRACTURES  INTO  VILLAGES OR  PAST THEM. ..#.....#.
........## THE PEOPLE  HERE  ARE  PALE  BUT  CRISP, #..#.....#
#.......#. REFLECTIONS   OF   SOME    OTHER   WORLD .#..#.....
.#........ #         §        ~         §         # ..#..#....
..#....... #       §      ;       ;       §       # #..#..#...
...#...... #         #         ~         #        # .#..#..#..
....#..... THEY ALWAYS  SEEM A BIT ANNOYED THAT YOU ..#..#..#.
.....#.... ARE  MANIFESTING  THEM   INTO   PHYSICAL #..#..#..#
#.....#... FORM.  LIKE  IF YOU WEREN'T  HERE,  THEY .#..#..#..
.#.....#.. WOULD  BE  NOTHING  MORE  THAN  THE  SUN ..#..#..#.
..#.....#. AGAINST           THE           PLATFORM ...#..#..#
#..#.....# #        @         #         @         # ....#..#..
.#..#..... #            #            #            # #....#..#.
..#..#.... #                   #                  # ##....#..#
#..#..#... ##~                                   .# ###....#..
.#..#..#.. .§-                                  -## #.##....#.
..#..#..#.  ;@$                                 -## ..###....#
#..#..#..#   ;§                                $@;  ..#.##....
.#..#..#..   -###@;                         ~####;  ....###...
..#..#..#.       ;###@-                 .####;      ....#.##..
...#..#..#          .-$###@@#     ;@####$~          #.....###.
....#..#..              .#@@#     ;@§.              .#....#.##
#....#..#.             ~#@~          ##-            ..#.....##
##....#..#            ~#@.            #@-           ...#....#.
###....#..            .§@.            §-            ....#.....
#.##....#.            ~#@#@$         ##-            .....#....
..###....#                ~#§     ;§-               #.....#...
..#.##....                  .$.  $~                 ##.....#..
....###...                    ;#;                   ###.....#.
....#.##..                    ;$                    #.##.....#
#.....###.                                          ..###.....
.#....#.##                                          ..#.##....
..#.....##                                          ....###...
...#....#.                                          ....#.##..
....#.....                                          #.....###.