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#@¶#&^;«^, 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 ,,^«;^¶@
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@¶#&^;«^,, 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 ,,^«;^¶@
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@¶#&^;«^,, UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ,,^«;^¶@
#@¶#&^;«^, STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ,^«;^¶@#
@¶#&^;«^,, PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME ,,^«;^¶@
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#@¶#&^;«^, 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! ,,^«;^¶@
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@¶#&^;«^,, SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ,,^«;^¶@
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@¶#&^;«^,, 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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