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§.§.§.§..§               (situation)                .§..§..§.§
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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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§.§.§.§..§                (situation)               .§..§..§.§
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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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