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,,,,,,,,,, ART SCHOOL HOUSE DREAM. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.~;$ SLIGHTLY UPTOWN ON A GRASSY HILL LIES A $;~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~;$& LARGE REPURPOSED INSTITUTION. IT'S &$;~.,,,,,
,,,,.~;$ SEVERAL FLOORS, A FEW HUNDRED METERS #&$;~.,,,,
,,,.~;$¶ WIDE. MADE OF YELLOW BRICKS. ¶#&$;~.,,,
,,.~;$¶# #¶#&$;~.,,
,.~;$¶## COMBINED NIGHTCLUB, CAFE, GALLERY, ART ##¶#&$;~.,
,,.~;$¶# SCHOOL. IT'S ALWAYS OPEN, PEOPLE COME #¶#&$;~.,,
,,,.~;$¶ AND GO. THE BASEMENT IS DEEPER THAN YOU ¶#&$;~.,,,
,,,,.~;$ WOULD GUESS. #&$;~.,,,,
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,,,,,,.~;$ IT'S MESSY. I'VE SPREAD MY THINGS OVER $;~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~; SEVERAL FLOORS, ;~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. AND DUE TO A FEW MANY BEERS AND SOME .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SECRET RIVALRIES, I DECIDE I SHOULD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. LEAVE. BUT WHERE ARE MY SHOES... .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~; #~~~ (LOOKING FOR SHOES) ~~~# ;~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.~;$& AFTER A WHILE THEY APPEAR ON MY FEET. &$;~.,,,,,
,,,,.~;$ OK. #&$;~.,,,,
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,,.~;$¶# I'M CRYING OF JOY, I HUG A FRIEND AND #¶#&$;~.,,
,.~;$¶## IT'S GOOD, WE'RE CLOSE NOW, HE CAN ##¶#&$;~.,
,,.~;$¶# SMELL ME (ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN). #¶#&$;~.,,
,,,.~;$¶ ¶#&$;~.,,,
,,,,.~;$ I FIND OUT WHO RUINED MY PAINTINGS AND #&$;~.,,,,
,,,,,.~;$& I PULL HER HAIR. SHE CRIES FROM PAIN &$;~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~;$ BUT DOES NOT BEG FORGIVENESS. $;~.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.~ #~~~ (IN THE BACKGROUND) ~~~# ~.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, SUNSET, ORANGE AND PINK, CITY IS A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. BLACK CUTOUT. THERE'S FIRES AND .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~ EXPLOSIONS ON THE GROUND. ~.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.~;$ "THE NEW WAY OF SHIPPING IRON - WITH $;~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~;$& THE RAILGUN. THE IRON SLAG IS SHOT AT &$;~.,,,,,
,,,,.~;$ THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE METERS #&$;~.,,,,
,,,.~;$¶ PER SECOND, AND AT THE RECEIVING END AN ¶#&$;~.,,,
,,.~;$¶# EIGHT SQUARE METER WOODEN CUBE IS #¶#&$;~.,,
,.~;$¶## LAUNCHED TO INTERCEPT IT." ##¶#&$;~.,
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,,,.~;$¶ IT LOOKS LIKE INTERSTELLAR WAR. THE ¶#&$;~.,,,
,,,,.~;$ WOODEN BLOCK SHATTER INTO HUNDREDS OF #&$;~.,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. # HOUSE DREAM ; RAILGUN ; STRUCTURE # .,,,,,,,,,
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