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,@,@@@,,@@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @@,,,@@@,,
@@@,,@,@,@ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,@,,@,,@,,
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@,@@@@@@@, LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. @,,@@,@@,,
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,,@,,@,@@, IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ,@,,@@,,@,
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@,,,@@,,,@ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR @@,,,@,@@@
@,,@,@,,@, THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ,@,,@@@,,,
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,@@,,@,@,, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE @@@@,@,,@,
@,@,@@@@,, CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ,,,@@@,@@,
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,,,@,,@@@@ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,@@,@,@@,,
,,@@,@,,,@ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES @,@@@@,@,,
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