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##@&$*†«~. TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, .~«†*$&@##
#@&$*†«~.. THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ..~«†*$&@#
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&$*†«~.... IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ....~«†*$&
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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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†«~....... STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING .......~«†
*†«~...... UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ......~«†*
$*†«~..... STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL .....~«†*$
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*†«~...... IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ......~«†*
$*†«~..... YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS .....~«†*$
&$*†«~.... BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ....~«†*$&
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#@&$*†«~.. SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ..~«†*$&@#
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«~........ 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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