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.~-=%%&### YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ###&%%=-~.
.~-=%%&### CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&### YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ###&%%=-~.
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.~-=%%&&&# WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES #&&&%%=-~.
..~--%%%&& LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS &&%%%--~..
.~-=%%&### PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ###&%%=-~.
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