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¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# the    train   is    a   dashing   arrow #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# 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 #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
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¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# syringe       into       a       baloon. #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
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¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# #     =    .    ¨     ¨    .     =     # #¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# they call  it  the  "mandelbrot crater", #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# 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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¨#¨#¨#¨#¨# 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 #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
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