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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.                §,,,,,,,§,
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§,,,,,,,,§ THEY  EMIT   A  HIGH  PITCHED   WHINE... ,§§,,,,,,,
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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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