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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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