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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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#@##¤*=~-. PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD .-~=*¤##@#
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@##¤*=~-.. CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ..-~=*¤##@
#@##¤*=~-. LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. .-~=*¤##@#
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#@##¤*=~-. 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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*=~-...... 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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