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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##            ^@#@#%         #@~            ¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##                ^#$     ^$~               ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
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