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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. *^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^*§ §*^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«^*§¤ 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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¨.«^*§¤@## 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. §*^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^* *^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^*§ 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! §*^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«^*§¤ ¤§*^«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«^*§¤@ 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... *^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^*§ §*^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«^*§¤ 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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