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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. ¨¨¨~~:†§¤#
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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! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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