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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 &.&.&.&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& 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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