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¨##¨¨¨¨¨## hundreds  of miles.  from a narrow  line #¨#¨###¨¨¨
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#¨#¨¨##¨#¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨##¨###¨#¨
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¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ reflections   of    some   other   world #¨####¨#¨¨
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#¨###¨##¨# they always seem a  bit annoyed that you ¨##¨##¨#¨¨
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¨#¨#¨##¨#¨ form. like  if  you  weren't here,  they ##¨##¨¨##¨
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