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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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