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#&**\~:... IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ...:~\**&#
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@#&**\~:.. YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ..:~\**&#@
#@#&**\~:. BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! .:~\**&#@#
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@#&**\~:.. THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ..:~\**&#@
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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 ..:~\**&#@
#@#&**\~:. PITCH BLACK INSIDE. .:~\**&#@#
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