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.@......@. TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @...@@@...
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...@...... IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ..@...@@@.
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.@@....... LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. .@@......@
.@@@...... IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION .@@@......
.@.@@..... IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. .@.@@.....
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.@@......@ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ..@@@....@
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....@@@... IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN @@@..@..@.
....@.@@.. YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS @.@@..@..@
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..@..@.... PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ......@.@@
@..@..@... TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR @.......@@
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@.......@@ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ..@.@@....
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