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#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ over the sea. ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ look closer - it's not water. ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨ # ~ : ¨ ¨ : ~ # ¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨# of sweden. the salt flats span for ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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###¨¨#¨¨¨¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
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#¨¨¨###¨¨# 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 ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ 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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