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¨--^$§¤¶## to your sides are walls made of trees, ##¶¤§$^--¨
¨¨¨¨¨--^§¶ thick and ready to swallow you. the sun ¶§^--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨--^$§¤¶## it is very bright - the air feels light ##¶¤§$^--¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-$§§¶ catwalk above the rails. your train is ¶§§$-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨---$¤¤ late, or you are late to the train. ¤¤$---¨¨¨¨
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¨--^$§¤¶## been long. but it's about to end! ##¶¤§$^--¨
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¨--^$§¤¶¶¶ proper houses with mortar to keep them ¶¶¶¤§$^--¨
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¨¨¨¨-$§§§¶ carried gently, curving upwards until ¶§§§$-¨¨¨¨
¨--^$§¤¶## you're moving upward along the wall of ##¶¤§$^--¨
¨¨¨--^^$¤¶ a building. it's made of slabby stone, ¶¤$^^--¨¨¨
¨--^$§¤¶## with great glassless window holes ##¶¤§$^--¨
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