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#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨# over the sea. ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
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#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ # - : ¨ ¨ : - # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨ hundreds of miles. from a narrow line ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ of hills the train lowers itself onto #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ the crystals and shoots north, like a ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ syringe into a baloon. ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨ # % , ¨ ¨ , % # #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨### # - , ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ , - # ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# # % , ¨ ¨ , % # ¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # - , , - # #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # % , , % # ¨¨#¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ sun hits the four-railed track, as it ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ fractures into villages or past them. ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨ the people here are pale but crisp, ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨ reflections of some other world ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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¨¨¨###¨¨#¨ # % : : % # ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨# # @ , @ # ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨###¨¨ they always seem a bit annoyed that you ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨ are manifesting them into physical #¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨### form. like if you weren't here, they ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨# would be nothing more than the sun ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨# against the platform ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
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