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#@@££%/«~, brick-like things.  fields  of gray  and ,~«/%££@@#
#@@££%/«~,     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ,~«/%££@@#
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@@@££%/«~, language.  and  here,   three  of  them, ,~«/%££@@@
#@@££%/«~, slowly  making  their  way  through  the ,~«/%££@@#
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#@@££%/«~, to the  left,  hidden behind  the  thick ,~«/%££@@#
@@@££%/«~, foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps ,~«/%££@@@
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##@££%/«~, as to  be  unable to  move  - they  will ,~«/%££@##
#@@££%/«~, stay  in  the  path  of  the  railmaker, ,~«/%££@@#
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#@@££%/«~, £ there's flesh inside them. £££££££££££ ,~«/%££@@#
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#@@££%/«~, water  enough  for it to  be  drinkable. ,~«/%££@@#
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