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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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....&&&... PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD .&...&....
....&.&&.. METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ..&...&...
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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 ..&&&..&.&
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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 ...&....&&
&&...&&&.. THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ....&...&.
&&&..&.&&. MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE &....&....
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....&&&..& 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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