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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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†\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\†
$†\~.¨¨¨¨¨ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ¨¨¨¨¨.~\†$
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¶¤$†\~.¨¨¨ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ¨¨¨.~\†$¤¶
#¶¤$†\~.¨¨ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¨¨.~\†$¤¶#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\†
$†\~.¨¨¨¨¨ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ¨¨¨¨¨.~\†$
¤$†\~.¨¨¨¨ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ¨¨¨¨.~\†$¤
¶¤$†\~.¨¨¨ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ¨¨¨.~\†$¤¶
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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†\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\†
$†\~.¨¨¨¨¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨¨¨¨¨.~\†$
¤$†\~.¨¨¨¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨¨¨¨.~\†$¤
¶¤$†\~.¨¨¨ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ¨¨¨.~\†$¤¶
#¶¤$†\~.¨¨ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ¨¨.~\†$¤¶#
##¶¤$†\~.¨ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ¨.~\†$¤¶##
#¶¤$†\~.¨¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨¨.~\†$¤¶#
¶¤$†\~.¨¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨¨.~\†$¤¶
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