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§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ YOU  FIND  YOURSELF   IN  A   RIFT  -  A §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG.  ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS  MADE  OF TREES, ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE  SUN ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨ IS NOWHERE  TO  BE SEEN,  BUT NONTHELESS ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§ IT IS VERY BRIGHT -  THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨           BLUE, ALMOST WHITE.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ ALONG THE  SPAN OF THE  CLEARING LAY TWO §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§    PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD     ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ METAL.  SOMEHOW  YOU CAN SEE  HOW  HEAVY ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                THEY ARE.                 ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY   EMIT  A  HIGH   PITCHED  WHINE... ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§               (SITUATION)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ YOURE   AT   THE  TRAIN STATION,   ON  A §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ CATWALK  ABOVE THE  RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ LATE,  OR  YOU  ARE  LATE TO  THE TRAIN. ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ IT'S A  SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ IS  BUSY,  FULL OF  RELAXED  CONFIDENCE. ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ YOU'RE IN HIGH  SPIRITS,  ALTHOUGH A BIT ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ STRESSED  ABOUT  THE TIME,  WHILE MOVING ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ UP  THE STAIRS  TO  YOUR  PLATFORM.  THE §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ STATION  IS  IN   SEVERAL  LEVELS,   ALL §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME     ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF    ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨      STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS,       ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ BAZAARS...  YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ SOME  GLASS  WINDOWS.  IT'S... NOT WHERE ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨           IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE?           ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ YOU'RE FINALLY  ENTERING THE CITY. WHILE ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ IT IS INDEED A  VERY  HIGH  SPEED  TRAIN §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ YOU'RE  TRAVELING  IN, THE  JOURNEY  HAS ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ BEEN  LONG.   BUT  IT'S  ABOUT  TO  END! ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
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§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ SOCIETY  IS  GROWING DENSER AROUND  YOU, ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE  FIRST SMALL ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§ SHACKS, BUILT OF  METAL  AND STONE, THEN ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR  TO  KEEP THEM §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨ TOGETHER... WHO  IN  TURN  MAKE WAY  FOR §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨    THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN   ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨      MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE      ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                NETWORK...                ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§ THE TRACKS LEAVE  THE  GROUND,  WHICH IS ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨ NEEDED  FOR  OTHER   PURPOSES.  YOU  ARE ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨   CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ YOU'RE MOVING  UPWARD ALONG THE WALL  OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ A BUILDING. IT'S  MADE OF SLABBY  STONE, §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨     WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES    ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§ LOOKING  OUT  THE  WAY YOU  CAME.  IT IS ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨            PITCH BLACK INSIDE.           ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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