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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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