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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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%§:~,..... PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD .....,~:§%
§%§:~,.... METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ....,~:§%§
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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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@@§%§:~,.. 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 .......,~:
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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 .......,~:
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§%§:~,.... THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ....,~:§%§
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@§%§:~,... WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ...,~:§%§@
§%§:~,.... LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ....,~:§%§
%§:~,..... PITCH BLACK INSIDE. .....,~:§%
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