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§§§..§.§.. hundreds  of  miles. from  a narrow line .§§§.§§..§
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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, ..§§§..§§§
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