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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. ¤¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¤¤
¤¤¤¤¨¨¤¤¨¨ ¤¨¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¤
¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¤¨¤ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¤¤¤¤¤¤¨¤¤¤
¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¨ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¤
¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¤ THEY ARE. ¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¤
¨¤¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¤ ¨¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¨¨
¤¤¨¨¤¨¨¤¤¤ 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. ¨¨¤¨¨¤¤¤¨¨
¤¤¨¨¤¤¨¨¤¤ ¨¤¤¨¤¨¨¤¨¤
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ 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! ¨¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¤¤
¨¤¤¤¤¤¨¤¤¤ ¨¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¤¨¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¨ 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... ¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¨¨
¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¤¨¤ ¤¤¨¤¤¤¤¨¨¤
¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¤ 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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