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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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,,,,,,,,,» 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 »,,,,,,,,,
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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! @@@£^^»,,,
,,,,»^^£@@ @@£^^»,,,,
,,,,,»^^£@ 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 »,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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