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§&^^-.¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨.-^^&§@
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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, ¨¨¨¨.-^^&§
@§&^^-.¨¨¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ¨¨¨.-^^&§@
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#@@§&^^-.¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨.-^^&§@@#
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@§&^^-.¨¨¨ 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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