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¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                (SITUATION)               §§§§§§§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨ 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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¨¨§¨§§¨§§§               (SITUATION)                §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨ 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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§¨¨¨§§§§¨¨               (SITUATION)                ¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§§ 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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