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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~» 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»; along the span of the clearing lay two ;»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»;§ parallel silvery lines, dark hard §;»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»;§£ metal. somehow you can see how heavy £§;»~¨¨¨¨¨
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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 §;»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~»;§£¤@@# bazaars... you sight your train through #@@¤£§;»~¨
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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 @¤£§;»~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»; 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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