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#*:»^¨¨¨¨¨ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ¨¨¨¨¨^»:*#
##*:»^¨¨¨¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨¨¨¨^»:*##
###*:»^¨¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨¨^»:*###
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»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»
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:»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»
:»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»:
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