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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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