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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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&*\»-¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨-»\*&&@##
#@&&*\»-¨¨ ¨¨-»\*&&@#
@&&*\»-¨¨¨ 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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##@&&*\»-¨ 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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