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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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-~........ 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. ..........
~......... .........~
-~........ 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! ........~-
†-~....... .......~-†
*†-~...... 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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