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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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