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¨^»;$$@@@# clearing, narrow but immeasurably long. #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@# to your sides are walls made of trees, #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@# thick and ready to swallow you. the sun #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@@ is nowhere to be seen, but nontheless @@@@$$;»^¨
¨¨¨¨»»;;$@ it is very bright - the air feels light @$;;»»¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^^»$@@ blue, almost white. @@$»^^¨¨¨¨
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¨^»;$$@@@# along the span of the clearing lay two #@@@$$;»^¨
¨¨^^»;$@@@ parallel silvery lines, dark hard @@@$;»^^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨»$$$@@ they are. @@$$$»¨¨¨¨
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¨^»;$$@@## they emit a high pitched whine... ##@@$$;»^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨»;$@ catwalk above the rails. your train is @$;»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨»;$$$@ late, or you are late to the train. @$$$;»¨¨¨¨
¨^»;$$@@@# it's a summer afternoon and the station #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@# is busy, full of relaxed confidence. #@@@$$;»^¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^;$@ it is indeed a very high speed train @$;^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^»»$$@@ you're traveling in, the journey has @@$$»»^¨¨¨
¨¨¨^»;;;$@ been long. but it's about to end! @$;;;»^¨¨¨
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¨^»;$$@@## society is growing denser around you, ##@@$$;»^¨
¨¨¨^^;$@@@ through the windows you see first small @@@$;^^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;$@@ shacks, built of metal and stone, then @@$;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^^;$@@ proper houses with mortar to keep them @@$;^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^;$@@@ together... who in turn make way for @@@$;^¨¨¨¨
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¨^»;$$@@## maze, protective walls, jungle ##@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@@ network... @@@@$$;»^¨
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¨^»;$$@@@# carried gently, curving upwards until #@@@$$;»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;$@@ you're moving upward along the wall of @@$;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»;$$@@@# a building. it's made of slabby stone, #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^»;$$@@@# with great glassless window holes #@@@$$;»^¨
¨^^»»;$@@@ looking out the way you came. it is @@@$;»»^^¨
^»;$$@@@## pitch black inside. ##@@@$$;»^
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