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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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,,,,,,~~;§ 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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,~~;§£¤#@# 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 £§;~~,,,,,
,,,,~~;§£¤ 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 §;~~,,,,,,
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