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####§*:«-, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,-«:*§####
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#§§:-,,,,, IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ,,,,,-:§§#
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###§§*:«-, YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ,-«:*§§###
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###§§*:«-, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,-«:*§§###
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###§§*:«-, IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ,-«:*§§###
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###§§*:«-, THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ,-«:*§§###
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###§§*:«-, THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ,-«:*§§###
###§§*:«-, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,-«:*§§###
###§§*:«-, CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ,-«:*§§###
###§§*:«-, YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ,-«:*§§###
#§*:«««,,, 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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