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=,,,,,,,,, catwalk above the rails. your train is ,,,,,,,,,=
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#@¤&*/=,,, station is in several levels, all ,,,=/*&¤@#
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&*/=,,,,,, stairs, elevators, shortcuts, ,,,,,,=/*&
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=,,,,,,,,, you're finally entering the city. while ,,,,,,,,,=
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*/=,,,,,,, you're traveling in, the journey has ,,,,,,,=/*
&*/=,,,,,, been long. but it's about to end! ,,,,,,=/*&
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#@¤&*/=,,, through the windows you see first small ,,,=/*&¤@#
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#@¤&*/=,,, proper houses with mortar to keep them ,,,=/*&¤@#
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=,,,,,,,,, the tracks leave the ground, which is ,,,,,,,,,=
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,,,,,,,,,, carried gently, curving upwards until ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, you're moving upward along the wall of ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, with great glassless window holes ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, looking out the way you came. it is ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, pitch black inside. ,,,,,,,,,,
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