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#@##*=~.¨¨ is nowhere to be seen, but nontheless ¨¨.~=*##@#
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#*=~.¨¨¨¨¨ parallel silvery lines, dark hard ¨¨¨¨¨.~=*#
*=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ metal. somehow you can see how heavy ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*
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#@##*=~.¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
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#*=~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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