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§§§§§§,§,§ #            #            #            # ,,§§,,§§§,
,,,,,§§§§, #         #         §         #        # ,§,§,§,,§§
,,,,§,,,§, the   train    is    a   dashing   arrow §§§§§§,§,§
,,,§§,,§§, over               the              sea. ,,,,,§§§§§
,,§,§,§,§§ #        #         ,         #         # ,,,,§,,,,§
,§§§§§§§,§ #       *       ;      ;       *       # ,,,§§,,,§§
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§,,,,,§,§, 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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