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.....¤¤... over the sea. ¤¤¤¤¤¤..¤.
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.........¤ the lowland which was once the midriff ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤.. of sweden. the salt flats span for .¤¤¤¤¤¤¤..
.¤¤¤¤¤¤..¤ hundreds of miles. from a narrow line ..¤¤¤¤¤...
..¤¤¤¤.... of hills the train lowers itself onto ...¤¤¤..¤¤
...¤¤..¤¤. the crystals and shoots north, like a ¤¤..¤.....
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..¤¤....¤¤ they call it the "mandelbrot crater", ¤..¤....¤¤
.....¤¤... 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, ¤¤..¤¤¤...
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..¤¤..¤¤¤¤ form. like if you weren't here, they ¤¤¤.......
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