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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. ....@.@@..
.@@.@@.@.@ ...@@@.@.@
@.@@.@@@@. they emit a high pitched whine... ..@..@@@@@
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@.@@@.@@@@ ..^.. @@..@...@@
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@@@@@@.@@. (situation) ..@@@@.@@@
.....@@.@. .@...@@...
....@.@@@@ 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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@@@@...... ^^£^^ @@.@.@@..@
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.@.@...@@@ (situation) @..@....@.
@@@@..@... @.@@...@@.
...@.@@... 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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