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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.           ¶#*^:«^...
....^«:^*#                                          #*^:«^....
.....^«:^* 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. #*^:«^....
...^«:^*#¶                                          ¶#*^:«^...
..^«:^*#¶# 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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