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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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,§,§§,§§§§ 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. ,§§§,,§,,§
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,§§§§,,,,§ 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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