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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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,,,,^=^%$& along the span of the clearing lay two &$%^=^,,,,
,,,^=^%$&£ parallel silvery lines, dark hard £&$%^=^,,,
,,^=^%$&£# metal. somehow you can see how heavy #£&$%^=^,,
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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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