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@&^~¨¨¨¨¨¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~^&@
##@&%^;~~¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨~~;^%&@##
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#@#&%^;~~¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨~~;^%&#@#
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#@#&%^;~~¨ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ¨~~;^%&#@#
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&^^;~~~~¨¨ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ¨¨~~~~;^^&
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#%^;;~~¨¨¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨¨¨~~;;^%#
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