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§,§§,§,§,§ the    train   is   a   dashing    arrow §,§§,§,§,§
§,,§,§,§,§ over              the               sea. §,,§,§,§,,
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§,,§,§,§,§ 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. §,§§,§,§,§
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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, §,,§,§,§,,
§,§§,§,§,§ reflections   of   some    other   world §,§§,§,§,§
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§,§§,§,§,§ 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 §,,§,§,§,,
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