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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¶#»                                  »*  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ the   train    is   a   dashing    arrow ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ over              the               sea. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #        ¶         ^         ¶         # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #       $      *       *       $       # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #         $         ^         $        # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ look   closer   -   it's    not   water. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #       $       ^       ^       $      # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #    »    *     ¨     ¨    *     »     # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #       »       ^       ^       »      # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ syringe       into       a       baloon. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #     =     ^    ¨     ¨    ^     =    # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #   »    ^   ¨    ¨   ¨   ¨   ^    »   # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #    =    ^    ¨     ¨     ^     =     # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #    »   ^   ¨    ¨   ¨   ¨    ^   »   # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #     =    ^    ¨    ¨     ^     =     # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ they call  it the  "mandelbrot  crater", ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #      »       ^       ^       »       # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #     »      *      ¨     *      »     # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #       $       ^       ^       $      # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #        $         ^         $         # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ #       $      *       *       $       # ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ #         ¶        ^         ¶         # ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ 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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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨