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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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