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.....,-\$% i follow the  tire tracks west. they  go %$\-,.....
......,-\$ parallel  with  the railroad,  with  its $\-,......
.....,-\$% endless  mirrors looking kinda oily.  an %$\-,.....
....,-\$%§  incredible power bound there... there's §%$\-,....
...,-\$%§@ a  wire fence to separate the two roads. @§%$\-,...
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.,-\$%§@@# even though there's  a foggy  quality to #@@§%$\-,.
..,-\$%§@@ the air,  the path i  follow is glowing. @@§%$\-,..
...,-\$%§@ a  yellow-green   moss  has  taken  hold @§%$\-,...
....,-\$%§ where  the  machines   who   made  these §%$\-,....
.....,-\$% tracks once disturbed the clover  field. %$\-,.....
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.....,-\$% we're  off  the season  when  the  birds %$\-,.....
....,-\$%§ sing beautifully.  these days it's  just §%$\-,....
...,-\$%§@      screeches, or calls for help.       @§%$\-,...
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.,-\$%§@@# i  think  of  the   jackdaw   i   maimed #@@§%$\-,.
..,-\$%§@@   yesterday. i fear the dreaming gate.   @@§%$\-,..
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