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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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§§,,§,,,,, 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. ,,§§,§§,,§
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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 §,,§§§,§,,
,,,,§,,,,§           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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