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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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§§,,§§,,,§                (SITUATION)               ,,§,,,,,,,
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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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