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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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