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:«-....... CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. .......-«:
$:«-...... TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ......-«:$
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#¶@$:«-... PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ...-«:$@¶#
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«-........ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ........-«
:«-....... 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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#¶@$:«-... PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME ...-«:$@¶#
¶@$:«-.... INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ....-«:$@¶
@$:«-..... STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, .....-«:$@
$:«-...... BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ......-«:$
:«-....... SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE .......-«:
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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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##¶@$:«-.. PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ..-«:$@¶##
#¶@$:«-... TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ...-«:$@¶#
¶@$:«-.... THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ....-«:$@¶
@$:«-..... MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE .....-«:$@
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.......... 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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