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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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